Thank you for all the wonderful comments!
@Bullitt -I honestly don't know the exact figure of cost; I really don't want to know. lol I am going to say 1500.00-1600.00 roughly.
@bilsie - They use all of the nest boxes, but each day only two holes are used, but it is never the same hole two...
Sorry I didn't keep this up to date. Life got really busy. Didn't have much of a chance to take pictures during the day.
They have been put in the freezer, and some in our belly.
Lost a few this time, and had no where near the growth I did with last years bunch.
Different factors:
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@PharmGirl---- Thank you!
@Vthunstrom---- Thank you!
@Crazy Petunias----- Chicken math has already filled this one. lol. I am working on a different one now that my wife has designed. The insulation is really not for our winters here in North Texas as much as it is for our unbearable heat. I...
Our feed store got in a shipment of chicks this morning from Privett. Intermingled amongst the 100 black sex links were approximately ten of these. Anyone have any clue what they are?
I have a bead on some decent quality hatching eggs, but I am not good at incubating eggs. My success/fail rate is horrible. I would rather someone hatch them and me buy the chicks.
You have heard the old saying, "A watched pot never boils." I can tell you, a watched incubator never hatches...
They are looking nice. I will get pics of mine up this week. I have been so busy with other projects, I have neglected this thread. Mine are coming along nicely though.
North Texas, along the Red River north of Dallas. I am currently working on two others for people right now. lol Seems this coop has a people wanting a nicer one.
coolcanoechic, I saw your coop for the first time today and it was VERY impressive. I almost held off until the next coop contest strictly because of your coop! Beautiful!
Thanks guys!
It is 96 sq ft. I have 9 hens and 1 rooster that resided in it for the first time last night. I have 25 more layers coming in on April 3.
I had to move my layers from their current run, because I had 50 meaties to go in that one. They were getting to big and stinky for the brooder.