Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[aveca]

Walt, that is one of the best , most functional barns I have ever seen and an inspiration for mine..Thanks for sharing that wonderful design.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Great posts Joseph.

This is the inside of the gray and white barn. It is 30 years old.....just repainted it so I took some pictures. The inside is 8 pens of 4 X 8 pens. They can be used for growing, mating or conditioning. I put this back door in with the idea of leaving it open on really hot days, but never used it in the 30 years. This building stays pretty cool.



Walt

Beautiful! One of our barns is just like this, although the compartments are 4x6. We, too, have the unused back door--better prepared than unprepared, I guess

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Walt, that is one of the best , most functional barns I have ever seen and an inspiration for mine..Thanks for sharing that wonderful design.

It really is a nice model and very effective. I think a lot of folks start up with a big open space, but that floor space is often much more useful when divided into "rooms".

 

[galanie]

Do you know, that people who balk at my egg prices dont' get any eggs. Those that don't even ask, do. I'll give something away rather than lower my price for a cheapskate. Even if that person I gave them to is just going to eat them. Because they deserve them, or else the girls will get a great Egg Treat Supper. I already don't charge enough. And already dont' expect to make any money. So to hell with cheapskates. If Safeway or whatever is only charging 99 cents a dozen, then go get them! Cause you'll not get them for that price here.

 

[catdaddyfro]

It really is a nice model and very effective. I think a lot of folks start up with a big open space, but that floor space is often much more useful when divided into "rooms".

I agree here too

I have a 48x36 horse barn that I'm now converting(whilst in use as a chicken coop/house). It was already divided into 12x12 stalls with an aisleway between those. I am redoing each one into subdivided (2) 4x6 and (1) 8x12 pens inside those making each one a three room pens for a much more practical use for just the means mentioned before hand. I think it will serve well and be cool too. and nice LOL

Jeff

 

[fowlman01]

It really is a nice model and very effective. I think a lot of folks start up with a big open space, but that floor space is often much more useful when divided into "rooms".

There is a lot of free range area outside the doors, so one cage at a time can be left open and the birds can be chickens.
It is really a flexible design. You can't see, but all the walls are smooth plywood up to 4ft. They are really good for conditioning the cream of the crop. I raise white Leghorn bantams and the more room I give these males the better. They have a knack for finding poo to roll in.

My friend that built this for me is an artist, so there are no exposed two by fours that are not rounded........along with other cool touches he added. My other poultry structures are pretty much designed for specific purposes, but this one I use for everything.....mostly keeping the white birds white this time of year.

Walt

 

[FROMWHITEDOGHILL]

...Good for You........even better than Safeway or Walmart....let them build pens, buy babies, buy feed for a year and THEN see if they want to argue about the price for Good, Fresh Eggs.........if the eggs were 5 bucks a dozen....we would be making about a nickel a hour for our labor....

 

[aveca]

Hope you dont mind I copied your barn..the only thing we had to change in our plan was roof pitch just for the occasional heavy snow..but the sky lights will make it nice to not be flipping on lights all of the time..We bought books, downloaded plans and old new england poultry barn books, but this just stood out to me as so functional..we kwe kept going back to it..

 

[galanie]

Stupid question. If one were to use Fred's Hen's barn design (well ok I know it's not his design), which way for the vent windows to face? South, I'm guessing. Right or wrong?

 

[Yellow House Farm]

There is a lot of free range area outside the doors, so one cage at a time can be left open and the birds can be chickens.
It is really a flexible design. You can't see, but all the walls are smooth plywood up to 4ft. They are really good for conditioning the cream of the crop. I raise white Leghorn bantams and the more room I give these males the better. They have a knack for finding poo to roll in.

My friend that built this for me is an artist, so there are no exposed two by fours that are not rounded........along with other cool touches he added. My other poultry structures are pretty much designed for specific purposes, but this one I use for everything.....mostly keeping the white birds white this time of year.

Walt

Walt, I know one judge a breeder of Wht Leghorn bantams who washes his birds. I know another judge and breeder of Light Brahma bantams who doesn't. The one says you have to wash, the other that it's unnecessary. Where's your stance. I ask because my hope is to actually show some Dorkings this coming year. Thus far I've only showed Blk Muscovies and Anconas--pedicure only. What exactly am i in for?

PS: Have you ever used bluing?