Search results for query: *

  1. simplifylife

    MOVING!! Need to design/build a transport coop. HELP!

    Hi Everyone. We are leaving South East MA for NC in about 4 more weeks.. ok 5.. but it feels like less. We are trying to develop a coop that we can put on a trailer and tow behind us to move our 7 chickens. I would appreciate any suggestions at all for design as well as ideas of ensuring a...
  2. simplifylife

    Integrating a pullet into mature flock?

    Over the winter I had a cochin hen that refused to stop being broody. I finally caved in as it was an especially heavy snow winter, and allowed her to set on a couple of fertilized eggs I had purchased. In the end the other hens bullied a few eggs away from her.. never sat on them and only one...
  3. simplifylife

    HELP! losing another one..sighs

    We lost our salmon faverolle chick last night and now suddenly we are losing our cuckoo maran. I have no idea what's wrong. No signs of pasty butt...fresh water and feed available, clean bedding and heat lamp still on them.. What the heck..sighs. Any help appreciated.. Nancie
  4. simplifylife

    Our combination shed/coop construction so far...

    Hub began building our shed/coop combination exactly one week ago today. I have posted pics on my page of how it looks thus far. We pulled our inspiration off here from other coops we saw and liked, just made it a bit more New England looking, and took space to utilize as shed storage. The...
  5. simplifylife

    Looking for Rabbit Hutch suggestions...

    Off we went to pick up our chicks.. and home we came.. with them.. and two bunnies as well. So now Hub is working to finish up the coop and I am *pinning* rabbit hutch ideas on Pinterest. I am hoping some folks here wouldn't mind offering up suggestions on what features are must haves in a...
  6. simplifylife

    Our chicks are home!

    We picked up our chicks yesterday. I am laughing at how quickly hub has become addicted to them. As a kid growing up working on a farm he never really thought much about the chickens other than.. Oh No I have to clean the coop. He was more a cow kinda guy. Now though he's sitting here...
  7. simplifylife

    It's umm.. a playhouse!! lol

    Hub began building our new coop this past holiday weekend. Dimensions on the structure thus far without the pen attached is 6x6.. Not what one would think of for a shed in our neighborhood and all the neighbors are mighty curious. Yes we have permission from our building inspector to house...
  8. simplifylife

    Woe is me.. space limitations...

    Ok I thought the rough estiamte was 3 feet per hen (standard).. and now I am reading 4 sqft per hen. Is it not feasible to go with 3ft? This will severely restrict the number of hens we can have, sighs. I had thought originally of having bantams, so the coop size we were estimating worked...
  9. simplifylife

    Including a coop in our shed design.. questions/thoughts?

    Hello Everyone! Well we've just heard the news we should be fine and dandy having a few hens in the backyard. Hub and I are working on building our shed that we plan to use a portion of for coop space. Here are our thoughts and I would really love some feedback. It's been ages since I've...
  10. simplifylife

    New from SE Mass

    Hi Everyone.. Many moons ago I lived in NH and had a small farm. Back then I was a happy member here. After a not so fun divorce (are they ever?) and losing my farm, I was forced to relocate back to suburbia (shudders) where I have continued to reside for seven years. Seeing as how there...
  11. simplifylife

    Swansea MA Rural Residential?

    Hello Everyone.. I checked the wonderful listing on city ordinances posted in this section and didn't find anything listed for my town. I have searched all over the internet with nothing coming up on zoning regulations. Ironically we are an old farming community but there is a lot of built up...
Back
Top Bottom