Search results for query: *

  1. shughes

    all roosters?

    Thanks all. Curious for removing extra roosters do most just harvest or are there groups that take in roosters? My kids look at these chickens as pets so harvest is probably out of the question...better if I give them away.
  2. shughes

    all roosters?

    lol. My luck. Funny. Thanks for identification. Are you using the more pointy feathers as the clue. They are all bigger then my hens but also vary in size.
  3. shughes

    all roosters?

    Saw all 3 dark ones crow this morning. The one with white tried to mount hens last week but have not seen crow yet.
  4. shughes

    all roosters?

    I should have clarified straight run. These were given to me by a friend who hatched a bunch of eggs from her flock.
  5. shughes

    all roosters?

    I added 4 two month old chickens to our flock back in late June, straight run. We were replacing a couple lost hens. About a week ago I noticed one trying to mount one of our hens but this one was smaller of the 4. This week one of the chickens we were quite sure was a rooster started crowing...
  6. shughes

    Our first hatchings

    We had a brood hen we could not break so gave her some fertilized eggs. All 9 eggs hatched. My son documented in his YouTube video, Enjoy!
  7. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

  8. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

    My son's 2nd installment of the coop
  9. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

    My son posted a video this week on the coop. He is going to do a series.
  10. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

    Free range but plan on having a run as well for when we need to be gone during day. Size is going to depend on the tree roots in the area but estimating 12'x25' run.
  11. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

    Thanks @HenOnAJuneBug. The design is a combination of my previous coop, things I wish I had done after building first coop and some plans I found on Etsy. Items I changed or doing differently from first coop that might assist first time builders: 1) Roost bar at least 15 inches from wall. In...
  12. shughes

    Rustic coop almost done

    Been working on a new coop in past couple weeks. Was able to find a lot of weathered wood to go after a more rustic tobacco barn look. We moved last year so had to say my good bye to my previous coop, https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/completed-our-amish-style-coop.385281 Built same 4x6...
  13. shughes

    Split nest lid design

    one idea i had was to build the two separate lids and then place a 1x4 board on top of the crack that would be attached to one of the lids, most likely the nest box lid since it would be opened daily. Caveat is the nest box lid would need to be opened to open the storage lid. other thought is to...
  14. shughes

    Split nest lid design

    Making good progress on my coop. Its a 4x6 with external nest boxes. My previous coop chickens only used 2-3 nest boxes so planned on making a split nest box design with separate lids so one side is storage and the other side is a couple nests. I have seen this on the larger 8+ft coops and...
  15. shughes

    Removing concrete pad

    did not want the concrete floor, prefer dirt underneath the coop so it can be part of the run. my previous coop, https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/completed-our-amish-style-coop.385281/, is basically what I am building at our new place but with A-frame roof instead. Only going to do 2...
  16. shughes

    Removing concrete pad

    previous owner had a 12x20 concrete pad where I want to place my coop. I busted up the concrete using sledge hammer and removed best I could. Was wondering if anyone had issues with broken concrete in run? Some those pieces can be sharp. I plan on trying to get most of it out but doubt I will...
  17. shughes

    completed our Amish style coop

    thanks for all the nice comments. our RIR's seem to be enjoying the coop. they all march in together at night. kids are really learning a lot and look forward to getting off the school bus to visit with their new friends. we are also beekeepers and have been feeding them wax worms as well as...
  18. shughes

    plans for amish style chicken coop

    Quote: i have a separate thread for the details on our amish style coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=385281
  19. shughes

    completed our Amish style coop

    Replaced the roosting 2x4 boards with tree saplings and they took to them like magnets:
  20. shughes

    completed our Amish style coop

    Quote: Top netting is something I have considered. We do have hawks in the area and I have actually seen a hawk carry off a dove in a neighbours yard. It would not be too hard to add. I made the run 6 ft tall so if we did need to add a top netting I could still walk around in the run.
Back
Top Bottom