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[Melissa Rose]

My geese lay all in one nest

I have three females and one male and every year the girls make one nest that they share and Miss Andrea is always the broody to do the hatching

 

[dwegg]

That's awesome Melissa...it seems just like yesterday that you got those eggs...please post a pic of them as I haven't seen a polish baby...are they also called 'top hats'?

I can't wait to be on holidays so I can sit all day with my girls and the babies...

I am waiting for some spare time so i can build a little coop with this dog house that I bought ($50)..it is amazing, pitched shingled roof, insulated, large enough for me to get inside, ventilated...only problem is it is soooo heavy i can't move it myself and it won't fit through my back gate!!!!

 

[bikerchic]

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My silkies LOVE doghouses! I have converted 3 into chicken coops. They will love it!!

The polish are so cute as babies. They look like they have little pillbox hats on from the 50's.

DW how's your wry neck chick? My peep is 100% recovered. The polyvisol really helped fast. I am amazed!! My older one outside still twitches, I think hers is a neurological injury.

 

[silkymom1986]

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Where did you get the dog house if you don't mind me asking?? I have been looking for something affordable that I could use to turn into a coop, as I am not crafty at all and wouldn't know where to even start building my own from scratch, lol

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I think all chicks with "Top Hats" are referred to that way

Like the vaulted skull silkies too. They are soooo cute when they are chicklets

bikerchic is right about the pill box hats from the 50's

I have three females that are about three months old now and they are truly smile machines

I wish I was closer I would gladly pitch in and help you move your new coop

 

[Melissa Rose]

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Where did you get the dog house if you don't mind me asking?? I have been looking for something affordable that I could use to turn into a coop, as I am not crafty at all and wouldn't know where to even start building my own from scratch, lol

Have you seen the little premade coops from ebay? I bought one in the beginning but then my precious guy deemed it to to small and gave me the barn coop instead - did I mention how wonderful he is

They are pretty easy to assemble and not to expensive. I'll go find the link for you

 

[silkymom1986]

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Where did you get the dog house if you don't mind me asking?? I have been looking for something affordable that I could use to turn into a coop, as I am not crafty at all and wouldn't know where to even start building my own from scratch, lol

Have you seen the little premade coops from ebay? I bought one in the beginning but then my precious guy deemed it to to small and gave me the barn coop instead - did I mention how wonderful he is

They are pretty easy to assemble and not to expensive. I'll go find the link for you

My hubs bought one we still have when we bought our first 3 hens but it was $350 and very small, no way I could fit in it, lol

 

[Melissa Rose]

Here is a link to one but if you put chicken coop in the search it will pull up a lot to choose from

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Deluxe-...188?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a168d72f4

 

[silkymom1986]

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Yea that is similar to the one he bought, not near as expensive though, I think it was so much because it came assembled. I am still curious about the one dwegg was talking about because he said it was big enough for him to get in and sit with them.

 

[BamaSilkies]

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Where did you get the dog house if you don't mind me asking?? I have been looking for something affordable that I could use to turn into a coop, as I am not crafty at all and wouldn't know where to even start building my own from scratch, lol

I went to Lowe's and got one of those metal buildings. I got one of the Arrow 10x12 thats $500 for $150 because the box was damaged and one of the $298 for $100 because one piece of trim was bent a little. Then I built run in back put in doggy door and made screened panel w/ clear plastic roofing panels that are removable for summer for doors. My Silkies are quite happy. I may add some clear roofing panels to the top this summer. Oh and I insulated using the foam panels and construction adhesive. Still need to add some more venting this summer.