Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[BirdBrain]

I finally got a picture of my coops. Boy am I glad they are done. Okay, let me qualify that. I need to add a few things like feeder hoppers to the outside of the coop on the left so the chickens can have food in the coop during the winter. The coop on the right is the duck coop.

 

[incubatingisfun]

awsome i need to build another coop.i have to stack wood today fun fun

 

[Wolfwoman]

Carmen how do you keep them from flying over that dog kennel fencing? Mine would be over and out in no time!

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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Carmen, those are great! How cute is that coop?!

 

[BirdBrain]

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The panels are 6 feet tall. The ducks have had one wing clipped or they would fly out in a heart beat. The chickens hop up on the low roof of their coop (the nest boxes are under there) and walk around, but no one has given much thought to flying out.

Glad ya'll like them. They really have been a hodge podge of ideas--sort of build as you go.

DH and I were watching the birds from the deck last night. We noted that the Delaware rooster was considerably bigger than the other roos and that we would like to have more of them. I think I even go the go ahead to order more next year. I think I'll order a dozen. I saw Washington (Del) mount one of the Black Australorps. She was not the most pleased but her comb and wattles are turning a nice red. I was noticing a couple of others seem to be quite a bit ahead of the rest. Maybe I'll get some eggs soon.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Beautiful coops Carmen.

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

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The panels are 6 feet tall. The ducks have had one wing clipped or they would fly out in a heart beat. The chickens hop up on the low roof of their coop (the nest boxes are under there) and walk around, but no one has given much thought to flying out.

Glad ya'll like them. They really have been a hodge podge of ideas--sort of build as you go.

DH and I were watching the birds from the deck last night. We noted that the Delaware rooster was considerably bigger than the other roos and that we would like to have more of them. I think I even go the go ahead to order more next year. I think I'll order a dozen. I saw Washington (Del) mount one of the Black Australorps. She was not the most pleased but her comb and wattles are turning a nice red. I was noticing a couple of others seem to be quite a bit ahead of the rest. Maybe I'll get some eggs soon.

I've got two roos you can have from nice breeder lines in Michigan if you're interested.

I think I've decided which one I want to keep. I'm planning on hatching as many as I can get next year. Do the Dels from Sandhill have yellow legs or greyish/pink ones? Does Sandhill discount shipping or anything on large orders? If they do, we should go in on an order together. I want some Orloffs, Chanteclers, maybe Dels, and maybe a few white Ameraucanas from them.

P.S. Like your coops! I am jealous.

 

[Wolfwoman]

Chick #2 is making her way out!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[incubatingisfun]

awsome

 

[Wolfwoman]

Is this normal??