➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

That kind of waiting is the worst. Is it the sort of place where it's unusual for the area? I know the appraisal for a house in a big neighborhood tends to be much faster/easier than when you have a more unique situation.

We had one of those unique homes when we moved and the Realtors were all over the map on what they thought we should ask. There just weren't any comps. We finally chose a Realtor who specializes in lake properties and sold for literally 3x the lowest estimate (a Realtor who happened to live nearby and we have good reason to believe wanted to buy it for herself).

I feel like the appraisal was done by taking the selling price and then justifying it because both parties were in agreement over the value and the buyer had spectacular credit.

I would say it isn’t unique for the area, but with the price it is at it’s definitely not normal. Most of the comps are incredibly high priced (though nicer homes) homes with less acreage.

We’re just thinking the appraisal people were mad that we waited until the last day of the option period to pay them, but we also had some major stuff come back that we needed to make sure the sellers would fix before we paid that.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Okay I’ll just say it.... I straightened my hair lol that’s it. That’s the surprise.

Is your hair naturally wavy or curly? Mine is as straight as a pin (and won’t hold any kind of heat based curls) so I purposefully put it into tight braids to get some waviness/fullness to it.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

A couple more questions for you all.

For a run, do you prefer an open (not solid) roof, a partially covered roof, or completely covered roof?

If covered, then what type of material as well as a flat top or vaulted top?

So far we have a partially covered, vaulted top, in our plans but I also am thinking that maybe the covered portion is the clear plastic material but still uncertain.

 

[debid]

A couple more questions for you all.

For a run, do you prefer an open (not solid) roof, a partially covered roof, or completely covered roof?

If covered, then what type of material as well as a flat top or vaulted top?

So far we have a partially covered, vaulted top, in our plans but I also am thinking that maybe the covered portion is the clear plastic material but still uncertain.

We have wire fencing. I want it half covered so badly! We get rain for days sometimes and there's nothing so sad as the chicken lineup along the fence because they want to be outside but the overhang isn't very big. With the tree coverage, it would need to be transparent to preserve the bit of sun that gets through.

Some days I wish a big tree would fall on the coop so I could rebuild... I know that's awful but I get so frustrated with all of the requests that were vetoed in the name of saving a few bucks (even though it costs me time and trouble forever).

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

We have wire fencing. I want it half covered so badly! We get rain for days sometimes and there's nothing so sad as the chicken lineup along the fence because they want to be outside but the overhang isn't very big. With the tree coverage, it would need to be transparent to preserve the bit of sun that gets through.

Some days I wish a big tree would fall on the coop so I could rebuild... I know that's awful but I get so frustrated with all of the requests that were vetoed in the name of saving a few bucks (even though it costs me time and trouble forever).

We've been like that here too with rain the past couple of years (coincidentally when we got chickens... ) I also understand the money saving desire while also desperately needing a new coop. We're finally just going to bite the bullet and make a nice coop to go with the new house.

Where the coop and run will be doesn't have any trees around it so I'm thinking it should be partially covered just so they can get out of the direct sun without being in the coop.

 

[CSAchook]

A couple more questions for you all.

For a run, do you prefer an open (not solid) roof, a partially covered roof, or completely covered roof?

If covered, then what type of material as well as a flat top or vaulted top?

So far we have a partially covered, vaulted top, in our plans but I also am thinking that maybe the covered portion is the clear plastic material but still uncertain.

I have a pitched roof made of cattle panels covered in chicken wire (the panels are attached to a frame of course). The run is (currently) 8x16 feet. On one half, I have a tarp over the roof. In summer I also put a tarp over the west wall of the run too. I buy cheap tarps at Hardware Freight and replace yearly. Our weather can vary a lot within a single day, so it is nice for them to have options. Also, when I tried covering everything in heavy weight tarps, the heat could not escape as easily and it got HOT up by the top of the run.

 

[Sara L]

We've been like that here too with rain the past couple of years (coincidentally when we got chickens... ) I also understand the money saving desire while also desperately needing a new coop. We're finally just going to bite the bullet and make a nice coop to go with the new house.

Where the coop and run will be doesn't have any trees around it so I'm thinking it should be partially covered just so they can get out of the direct sun without being in the coop.

You could also try making the coop up off the ground by a few feet, then they could also hang out under the coop.

 

[CSAchook]

You could also try making the coop up off the ground by a few feet, then they could also hang out under the coop.

My dad’s coop is like that. The hens love it under there in summer.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Where are the pictures?!

And did you flat iron or chemically straighten?

I’ll post some in a bit! Need to go to the post office first lol

And flat iron. I didn’t even know chemical straightening was a thing

Is your hair naturally wavy or curly? Mine is as straight as a pin (and won’t hold any kind of heat based curls) so I purposefully put it into tight braids to get some waviness/fullness to it.

It’s naturally super curly. I normally like the curls but decided on a whim today that I wanted to straighten it.

 

[debid]

I’ll post some in a bit! Need to go to the post office first lol

And flat iron. I didn’t even know chemical straightening was a thing



It’s naturally super curly. I normally like the curls but decided on a whim today that I wanted to straighten it.

Chemical straightening is the same process as a perm but without the curling rods.