The Middle Tennessee Thread

[DMRippy]

Was at Clarksville Rural King yesterday evening. They have embden geese, lots of silkies and polish. and lot more but i hadn't seen embdens may places.

Did they have guinea keets? I can't find my guinea's nest and need to get a few more.

 

[DMRippy]

So I'm getting started on my new breeding pens and have a question for my fellow Mid Tennesseans. I'm building a 24' x 10' structure and dividing it into 6 units of 4' x 10'. I'm using plain old 1" poultry wire around the top, but the bottom 24" will be done in 1/2" hardware cloth. So here's my question: I want to use hardware cloth to separate the units, but I already have two 'proud' Roos and will likely have a few more before the end of the summer. Do you all think a barrier of hardware cloth 2 feet high, and another 4 feet of chicken wire above that, will be enough to deter them from fighting or being stressed out by one another? Or should I use plywood on the lower half of the dividing walls to completely block them off from one another? I want to keep as much air flow as possible going through there which is why I want your opinions. Given our crazy weather, do you think hardware cloth is worth a try or would a solid barrier between Roos be worth the decreased ventilation?

For my 2 cents... I would use maybe metal roofing. If they can't see each other your life is going to be easier. After continual repairs to dividers I should take my own advice.....

 

[2MooreChicks]

Ok so I def need a solid partition. And look my first Bielefelder chick hatched last night! He's two days early so he's all by himself

 

[2MooreChicks]

Guess I could add pic...

 

[Ravynscroft]

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Awww!!! Too cute!!

 

[nchls school]

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Yes, very cute.

 

[DMRippy]

I am going to sell a couple of pens of silkies. I put them up the Middle TN Chicken FB page. Or you can message me. I will put them on CL maybe tomorrow. I am going to Bonnies next week and I could meet you there if that would help.

 

[Texex]

You too???

I gotta boot the Lavender trio I kept from that batch too... don't want to mix my lines and need the space for my whites...

I have a bunch of chicks that will be coming of age to tell pullets and cockerels soon. Happy to send pictures of the black ameraucana too!

Cree, do you still have any pullets?

 

[Texex]

Cree or Raven, do you have any pulleys left?

 

[Texex]

I am going to sell a couple of pens of silkies. I put them up the Middle TN Chicken FB page. Or you can message me. I will put them on CL maybe tomorrow. I am going to Bonnies next week and I could meet you there if that would help.