So this is where we are at! I still need to add a couple of windows and bury hardware cloth, but all in all I'm WAY happier with this than that store bought box coop. We also need to get the permanent feeder/water made, right now they are still using the one from the brooder box. I also need to...
Well here is Pearl coming up on just about 8 weeks old. I'm still holding out hope but someone made an awkward sound that almost could have been a crow this morning, my others are all just 5 weeks old and were from TSC as pullets, so thinking Pearl might really be in fact a Paul. Still holding...
It is not too late! Thank you for the feedback! The only reason we were thinking of doing that is how high the new coop is compared to the run we already built. Once I get them next to each other we will have a better idea of if we have enough space for a side door. I could always build the run...
Thank you so much for the feedback. SO much helpful info there! After a ton of stress yesterday and just thinking about logistics, food, water, shade, everything I decided to ditch the storebought coop all together and sell it locally to recoop my $$. I don't like it, it's too small, it's ugly...
I will look into some dry box ideas, I have plenty of plywood laying around so I for sure can build something, it's just what to build that had me stumped. The coop has wire all around it do you think that sufficient or should I cover another area of the run? I could make that area below the...
I too have store bought coop shame. This was our solution to the shame, I too wish we'd just have built one but thought this "out of the box" idea would be easier. My birds are still inside as well, so I'm not sure on how it's all going to work out once they live there, I posted my own thread...
Hi all. I am new to chickens, we've had goats in the past but this is a whole new ball game. I have 6 pullets, they are all for now still in the brooder since they are just about 4 weeks old. We have been working diligently on the coop and I've run into a couple questions that I need more...
Only help I can give is to the size of the house I would think a shed would be fine, this is 4'x8' and was cheap to build, I will be painting red and shingling the roof until then it is covered in a tarp for protection. They only go in if it is raining, other then that they like to sleep under...
Problem is she isn't a breeder... She is a "pet owner" and her goats kept on and kept on breeding (Baby has kid 3 and is not yet 3) and eventually I guess she decided enough was enough? Got rid of all but 2 males and banded the remaining 2... The more I ask her questions the more info I get...
How can I tell... I bought 2 female goats Baby is going to be 3 in December and Minnie (Baby's baby) is 6 months old... Baby's milk supply is not good cause i started to late so I contacted the previous owner to see if it was ok that I mated her... Well she keeps asking me... are you sure she is...