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post #1 of 13
4/22/12 at 4:42pm
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Here is the start of our coop. I put it on stilts today and I made it a little too high and have to build a deck around it to get to the nesting boxes. I also plan on making the run this week if weather permits.2012-04-22 13.12.16.jpg

 

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I'm trying to find a poop tray with no luck. 

 

We have 15 chicks, which I know is too many for our coop, the neighbors have a farm and have been helping us a lot. We'll end up giving them some. I'll try to update throughout the week.

 

Suggestions are appreciated.

 

Thanks


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post #2 of 13
4/22/12 at 4:57pm

Looks great from the outside. Inside you are going to need a roost higher than the nest boxs. Otherwise the girls will roost in the nest boxs.

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post #3 of 13
4/27/12 at 9:28pm
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Thanks for the advice.

 

We had a tragedy Thursday. My dog got a hold of the chicks and killed 13 of 15.

 

There is a livestock auction about 30 minutes north so we went and got some more and did a lot of work on our coop and run.

 

Our Silkies

Our silkies

 

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We still need to wire in about 50% of it but after working until midnight I have to call it a night.

Our first egg

 

Our 1st egg

 

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Me and my Roo
 

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post #4 of 13
4/28/12 at 10:02am

gstuartw,

 

What kind of rooster do you have?

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post #5 of 13
4/28/12 at 10:06am
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gstuartw,

 

What kind of rooster do you have?

 


Some sort of Rhode Island Red mix. I really don't know. We picked him up from a livestock auction Thursday after our dog killed all but 2 chicks.

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post #6 of 13
4/28/12 at 10:21am

To me he looks like a game rooster.  The hens certainly look like games.  What part of Indiana is he from.

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4/28/12 at 11:27am
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To me he looks like a game rooster.  The hens certainly look like games.  What part of Indiana is he from.

 

The auction was just north of Indy. Noblesville. So I'm guessing around there. He seems pretty good with the flock besides the initial pecking to show he's the boss. No aggression towards anything. I'm worried about our 3 week old rooster that survived the dog attack when he finally joins the flock.

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4/28/12 at 11:41am

 

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The auction was just north of Indy. Noblesville. So I'm guessing around there. He seems pretty good with the flock besides the initial pecking to show he's the boss. No aggression towards anything. I'm worried about our 3 week old rooster that survived the dog attack when he finally joins the flock.

 

The younger rooster will in all likelihood be fine.  I routinely keep a free-ranging game rooster with flocks of non-game juveniles.  Game rooster gets juveniles to go to better / higher roost and provides a degree of predator protection from hawks.  Only problem to be concerned with is about the time the young molts into adult feathers.  Sometimes he may challenge authority of game rooster but usually once the younger guy backs down all is well.  On a few occasions and this is far from rule, the game rooster will run the young one to death but that is not typical.

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post #9 of 13
4/28/12 at 1:56pm

I have fond memories of Deer Creek Amphitheater...if they still call it that.

 

 

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post #10 of 13
4/28/12 at 4:33pm
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I have fond memories of Deer Creek Amphitheater...if they still call it that.

 

 

 

It was Verizon Wireless Music Center up until last year. I know they changed the name but don't know what they changed it to.

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