Search results for query: *

  1. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    yeah, that's what I figured too. I have some reptiles that require heat in the cooler months, some use heat lamps the put off UV and others just require tank bottom heat pads that don't get overly hot. I am definitely looking into coop brooding, seems like the easiest way to go...
  2. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    Thanks everyone, I usually do a ton of research before doing anything, I try to limit my failures as much as possible especially with live animals. Failure in a garden means not as much crops as I expected ... oh well ... failure with live animals means dead animals and we can't have that...
  3. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    heh, I'm with Blooie, I want them in my cellar as little as possible. I have a large unfinished cellar, but, I have a lot of stuff in there that I don't want chicken poop on. I would have to confine them to one area. My wife already complains about the standard cellar smell, I can't imagine...
  4. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    I like to make 100% sure I have a place for them to move to and not be that person that says "OMG, My chickens a getting huge and I still need to work on my coop!!!", I had a neighbor that did that,lol
  5. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    Thanks, I don't think the coop and the run will be ready before the snow. The shed will most likely be ready by mid-November, but all the chicken modifications and run won't. I'll still thinking mid April for the new chicks I'm new to chicken raising, what is the adverse effects to the...
  6. larrypeck

    when to order new chicks

    so my wife and I decided to raise egg laying chickens, I'm ordering a 16x10 cedar shed that 2/3's will be for the chickens and I'll have a large run. I'm thinking of ordering 10 to 15 chicks and was wondering when I should get order/get them. The shed will be built in 6 to 8 weeks and was...
  7. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    Thanks, I've been doing tons of reading, I'll be reading these articles as well. I only want to build this chicken condo once and want to minimize mistakes as much as possible. I really want to make an 8' X 12' building that doesn't just look like a rectangle shed but more like a nice yard...
  8. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    I'm mostly worried about the fishercats while we are not home, getting to the chickens during the day. I have seen them multiple times during the day. I definitely know how expensive 1/2" hardware fabric is and was dreading the cost to cover the whole run with it...
  9. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    I didn't think of that, sounds good too. thanks I'm just not used to leaving animals in unheated spaces, but then again, I see wild turkeys all the time and I don't think they have a nice cozy warm room to roost in
  10. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    Thanks, I'll definitely read through that.
  11. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    thanks, I'll definitely read though that.
  12. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    Thanks, for ventilation, I was thinking of a 12"x12" louvered vent on each end of the coop (up near the roof) and a working 18"x18" cupola. Plus, having the run predator proof, I was going to leave the coop run door open.
  13. larrypeck

    yet another coop size question

    I'm currently in the planning phase of a coop, please forgive me if these questions have already been asked a million times The current plan is to have a coop that can ultimately hold 16 to 20 Black Australorp sized hens. with the 4sqft/hen estimate, I was thinking of an 8' x 8' coop with 6...
Back
Top Bottom