YO GEORGIANS! :)

[carcar80]

Did you paint the inside of yours ? I really want to move the chicks in painting would put me back by a week between dry time and labor but if it really helps I will do it .

A week! I painted mine, threw in birds and told them hope ya don't stick!

 

[rossfam06]

@Calima I will have a sign that says Beak Brokers with my license number on it. I am wearing a brown tank with blue jean shorts! I cant wait to meet you! Seen you soon!!!!

 

[katsdar]

@Calima I will have a sign that says Beak Brokers with my license number on it. I am wearing a brown tank with blue jean shorts! I cant wait to meet you! Seen you soon!!!!

I like your name really cute

 

[saltandpepper2]

Saturday selfie!

 

[katsdar]

Saturday selfie!

I was thinking she was saying whacha doing in there, but selfie is cuter, chickens are so funny who would have thought

 

[katiedarling]

Is there any advantages to painting the inside of your chicken coop other then it looks good ?

I did it because I wanted them to have plenty of light because there isn't any artificial light for them. I used what was left from my bathroom to make it brighter. Down side: inside walls are a very thin laminate so when I didn't see that there was a turd on the wall, they pecked at it and peeled the top layer and the paint off. So as long as you don't have a thin laminate, I'd say it's ok. Mine won't be any easier to clean because it isn't glossy but I'm not that worried about it.

It all depends on how much time you want to spend. This time of year, waiting for it to dry won't be so bad. It was ready pretty quick for me.

 

[katiedarling]

A week! I painted mine, threw in birds and told them hope ya don't stick!

YUP!

 

[saltandpepper2]

I was thinking she was saying whacha doing in there, but selfie is cuter, chickens are so funny who would have thought

Haha, I'm sure she was, she's the only chick from this year that is curious and social, so I have LOTS of pictures of her!

 

[katiedarling]

I am going to whine for a minute.

I don't wanna spend my Saturday in the mall today!!!!! Boo.

 

[RoswellOrganic]

Hi all, I need some advice please. I have been reading on BYC on adding to my flock and I am so thorn now. It looks like it is so hard! So I have 2 SLW that are about 4 months old. I got them as 2 months old. I have a chicken tractor that has a 3x5 upstairs for roosting and food, water and a dust bath downstairs. It has an automated door, so they are safely kept at night. The run is 4x10. The whole setup is moveable, with 5x5 of the run set so I can rotate it to different locations as well. So the girls can have new grass to eat every few days and then I move everything once a week.

Now, I see the 2 SLW doing some chest run into once in a while, mostly when they are in the run chasing bugs. But I wonder if I really can add 2 more chickens? Is there enough space? Will they be happy?

The next question is how long will I have to keep the new chicks separate from the older chickens? So it seems a need a new chicken tractor to keep the chicks in until they are grown out? Could I add them when they are 2 months old or do I have to wait until they are 4 months old and big enough to defend themselves? I don't think I have enough space to keep them inside the tractor, but separated from the other hens.

DH is liking the chickens now and is ok with me raising the chicks ( which before he was not wanting), but think he will just about fall over if I have to build a new coop for that...

Thank you so much for any advice and ideas! I think I put pictures of my tractor in my signature, hopefully it worked out.