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... and one of your 'new' marans.....
... and one of your 'new' marans.....
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Scott and his son came up from Marana today. Between early AM and 8AM, I got the fan on the AC unit going. I took them into my coop so they could feel the difference... I really need to caulk some areas of the coop so there isn't as much ventilation.
Sent them home with some eggs, an EE roo and 3 mystery chicks ... he'll end up finding out if they are roos or pullets, 2 EEs and 1 Icelandic. His son is a great kid and had everything ready for the birds ride back to Marana with water and feed and all... I was impressed.
ETA... forgot to mention, I'm going to have Scott build me an incubator as he's a genius with the one he built. Kinda like a homemade sportsman. I think I'll call it the "Scottsman!"
It was just over 107 out there at about 3PM(official high was 108).. it's down to 105 now so hopefully it won't be as warm tomorrow. Forecast says 101 tomorrow and under a 100 for the next five days after that. We'll see. Wish we were like Easter NM and getting all of that rain.
Sent them home with some eggs, an EE roo and 3 mystery chicks ... he'll end up finding out if they are roos or pullets, 2 EEs and 1 Icelandic. His son is a great kid and had everything ready for the birds ride back to Marana with water and feed and all... I was impressed.
ETA... forgot to mention, I'm going to have Scott build me an incubator as he's a genius with the one he built. Kinda like a homemade sportsman. I think I'll call it the "Scottsman!"
It was just over 107 out there at about 3PM(official high was 108).. it's down to 105 now so hopefully it won't be as warm tomorrow. Forecast says 101 tomorrow and under a 100 for the next five days after that. We'll see. Wish we were like Easter NM and getting all of that rain.
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OK, I did say I'd post pictures, and I finally nabbed the card reader.
I got all the chicken wire finished on the coop today. The coop and run is 7 feet high, and the wire is in 3' wide rolls, so there's three layers of wire wrapped around it. The area of the whole contraption is 8x8, and so there's three runs of wire across the top. Tomorrow I'm going to put welded wire around the bottom three feet. It won't be an impenetrable fortress, but it should be sufficient for around here.
This is where we were at a couple of weeks ago. Coop framed out:
Henhouse with the doors roughed in and the roost set in place:
Meanwhile, we had to run the chicks while we cleaned the brooder box. Little Dulce was actually herding the chickens
"Did I do a good job?"
I got all the chicken wire finished on the coop today. The coop and run is 7 feet high, and the wire is in 3' wide rolls, so there's three layers of wire wrapped around it. The area of the whole contraption is 8x8, and so there's three runs of wire across the top. Tomorrow I'm going to put welded wire around the bottom three feet. It won't be an impenetrable fortress, but it should be sufficient for around here.
This is where we were at a couple of weeks ago. Coop framed out:
Henhouse with the doors roughed in and the roost set in place:
Meanwhile, we had to run the chicks while we cleaned the brooder box. Little Dulce was actually herding the chickens
"Did I do a good job?"
Fast forward to today. It's actually looking like a coop!
The east wall is open for airflow, so it works in tandem with the front door (covered in hardware cloth) and the open rafters. There's hardware cloth over the side:
The back doors are closed in this pic, but they both open out, providing easy access (and cleaning!) for the entire henhouse:
Little herder has checked and approved:
We'll see if we need more ventilation. Shade on the south and west sides as well as above is crucial in our heat, and it actually wasn't bad in the henhouse when it was 102 out this afternoon. If need be, I can put in more windows, but the hens will let us know. I'm sure we'll be out there a bunch of times tonight checking on the birds. The coop isn't done yet. The ramp is only a temporary one, and I've got painting and trim work to do as well as additional security work. But it feels great to finally get somewhere with this thing.
The east wall is open for airflow, so it works in tandem with the front door (covered in hardware cloth) and the open rafters. There's hardware cloth over the side:
The back doors are closed in this pic, but they both open out, providing easy access (and cleaning!) for the entire henhouse:
Little herder has checked and approved:
We'll see if we need more ventilation. Shade on the south and west sides as well as above is crucial in our heat, and it actually wasn't bad in the henhouse when it was 102 out this afternoon. If need be, I can put in more windows, but the hens will let us know. I'm sure we'll be out there a bunch of times tonight checking on the birds. The coop isn't done yet. The ramp is only a temporary one, and I've got painting and trim work to do as well as additional security work. But it feels great to finally get somewhere with this thing.
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Nice coop.
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Sonoran,
She is supposed to be a frizzle (according to Ideal), but I am starting to wonder if she might be the result of 2 frizzles or some such thing (and so may be a curley?).
I held her on my lap for quite a while and was able to get a really good look at her feathers. The remaining ones (or new ones growing in?) are literally only the spine of the feather, with a little tuft at the very end. I see pinfeathers growing in, but again they look like just the spine of the feather, and feel scratchy and stiff. She's got to be uncomfortable like this
She is still laying and tries to sit on eggs a couple of times throughout the day, which is sad/silly to watch.
I am still hoping its a molt, but my gut is saying probably not......
Sonoran,
She is supposed to be a frizzle (according to Ideal), but I am starting to wonder if she might be the result of 2 frizzles or some such thing (and so may be a curley?).
I held her on my lap for quite a while and was able to get a really good look at her feathers. The remaining ones (or new ones growing in?) are literally only the spine of the feather, with a little tuft at the very end. I see pinfeathers growing in, but again they look like just the spine of the feather, and feel scratchy and stiff. She's got to be uncomfortable like this
She is still laying and tries to sit on eggs a couple of times throughout the day, which is sad/silly to watch.
I am still hoping its a molt, but my gut is saying probably not......
AZpenguin...
beautiful coop!!
beautiful coop!!
Does anyone in AZ have any bearded d'ucles they would like to sell?
Looking for porcelian, blue & black molted, Mille, self blue, etc.
let me know. thnx
Looking for porcelian, blue & black molted, Mille, self blue, etc.
let me know. thnx
Hey all! Long time since I have been here. Hope all of you are doing well!
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I was wondering if you had fallen off the edge of the earth, just this afternoon in fact!
How goes the predator battle on the edge of the desert?
I was wondering if you had fallen off the edge of the earth, just this afternoon in fact!
How goes the predator battle on the edge of the desert?
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