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New Silkie Coop

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This is the seventh coop I've built. It is for growing out Silkies. There is a bench built onto the coop wall in both runs. It is great for sitting with the birds until they calm down and act naturally. They are much easier to evaluate that way. The center is a 4 x 8 foot enclosed coop and it is 8 feet tall at the peak. It is flanked on both sides by 6 x 8 foot runs. A hot wire runs around the bottom. It could be sectioned off in the middle to make two separate enclosures, but it is open now so the Silkies can move between the shady and sunny runs. The white lattice looked unbalanced, so I painted a white Silkie in the center.

 

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WOW!!! That looks fantastic! Great job!

My flock: White Leghorns, Blue Silkies, Sex Link, Splash Silkie, Brown Leghorn, Anconas, Mallard ducks, Delawares, Silver Leghorns, Lakenvelders, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Patridge Cochin, Golden Sebrights...42 & counting! 

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My flock: White Leghorns, Blue Silkies, Sex Link, Splash Silkie, Brown Leghorn, Anconas, Mallard ducks, Delawares, Silver Leghorns, Lakenvelders, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Patridge Cochin, Golden Sebrights...42 & counting! 

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Iblove it. Do you have any pictures of the inside. I would love to see it.
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Iblove it. Do you have any pictures of the inside. I would love to see it.


Not yet, but I'll try to take some tomorrow.

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That's awesome!! Thanks for sharing :)

Natalie now @ RoyalT

Royal T Acres, MT

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Natalie now @ RoyalT

Royal T Acres, MT

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ep.giflove.gif That is AWESOME! Fantastic job! thumbsup.gif

I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks. 

 

~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein 

 

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I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks. 

 

~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein 

 

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