Thanks for the confirmation, everyone!
I don't know why I didn't think of it till just now, but our new neighbors don't have a rooster for their flock at the moment. They inherited the two Brahmas from the previous owners who lost their rooster to a neighborhood dog right before they moved...
I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but I want to get other opinions before determining which roos and hens get the freezer.
The bird in question is named Falcon and is a black Cochin, best I can tell. Falcon was my favorite as a chick, but has unfortunately turned out to be very aloof...
Thanks!
Robotmomma, I normally tend to massively overthink and overengineer everything as well. That was one of the reasons I ended up not having a ton of specific plans and exact diagrams for this one, is because I wanted to use it as an exercise in just working with the bigger picture in...
Just finished the write-up of our new coop!
Nothing especially out of the ordinary, but hopefully someone can get some inspiration or knowledge from it. I know I've gotten plenty from other people's!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/simple-cost-effective-coop-run-combination
This site has been a massive help this year in learning how to care for our new flock, so I'm super happy to be able to maybe give a little something back by contributing my design. Most of it is pretty common, but it's got a few differences that have been working really well and I think could...