BYC Café

[ShrekDawg]

How big are you making them?

We are building a duck coop soon so the ducks can have their own area to mess up. The chickens are over their piggish ways

I’m not really sure yet. If I get another chain link kennel, those are usually 6x12 but I might piece two together and make it 6x24 or 12x12 or something.

I was gonna put the coop inside the run or like make the run a coop and run combined and I read they need more room if you do that so idk. If I do make an actual coop though, I’ll probably make them like 4x8. Though I’d love to do 8x8 haha but I don’t think I’m gonna build an actual coop. I think I’m just gonna do a couple big pens and put roosts and nest boxes in the back and maybe put some tarps or plywood or something around the back but idk yet ha I might need an actual coop with our weather hah

My current coop is 4x8 plus the nest boxes which are huge and a lot of roosts/perching space. And I have 11 in there now. And they seem happy.

I am planning on making the run bigger though.

 

[FortCluck]

I’m not really sure yet. If I get another chain link kennel, those are usually 6x12 but I might piece two together and make it 6x24 or 12x12 or something.

I was gonna put the coop inside the run or like make the run a coop and run combined and I read they need more room if you do that so idk. If I do make an actual coop though, I’ll probably make them like 4x8. Though I’d love to do 8x8 haha but I don’t think I’m gonna build an actual coop. I think I’m just gonna do a couple big pens and put roosts and nest boxes in the back and maybe put some tarps or plywood or something around the back but idk yet ha I might need an actual coop with our weather hah

My current coop is 4x8 plus the nest boxes which are huge and a lot of roosts/perching space. And I have 11 in there now. And they seem happy.

I am planning on making the run bigger though.

Im adding into our run so it'll be even bigger once I'm done with it. I honestly want to move the ducks to their own area, they're so dirty. I should've just bought all muscovy and not the Pekins.

 

[N F C]

Anyone else want a cup of coffee or tea or cocoa or something? I think my afternoon slump has come earlier than usual.

 

[drumstick diva]

My new mattress arrived - whooppee, I think. It's higher than the one I had before. I got on and it was like "nose bleed" altitude" - started getting a vertigo attack right there.

I'm missing the old one already. We've been together since the 70's even longer than I've known my son. I was surprised how good it looked. I take good care of things. Had not 1, not 2 but 3 mattress covers over it.

The delivery guys covered it up with the plastic that covered the new one. That was nice ,like paying last respects. Yes, I get very attached to things I care about. Imagine how I feel about family, friends and pets.!

 

[drumstick diva]

Fort Cluck have you checked Craig's List for low cost or free chain link fencing? It comes up often when someone gets rid of their dog. Makes it easy to put up the "bones" for bigger runs - just add some 1/2" hardware cloth up about 18" from the bottom. Sometimes they even sell or dump perfectly good dog houses - which can be repurposed.

 

[DobieLover]

Anyone else want a cup of coffee or tea or cocoa or something? I think my afternoon slump has come earlier than usual.

YES!!
I'm going for my third cup of the day. I don't remember the last time I felt the need to do that.

 

[drumstick diva]

Dobie Lover I suspect you are just excited about my new mattress. How sweet. If you need more coffee just put it on my tab.

 

[FortCluck]

Anyone else want a cup of coffee or tea or cocoa or something? I think my afternoon slump has come earlier than usual.

I'm thinking about making some tea

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Anyone else want a cup of coffee or tea or cocoa or something? I think my afternoon slump has come earlier than usual.

Me too, and yes please on the coffee!

 

[ronott1]

Good morning Cafe!

Thanks for the coffee, Shad.

Cold, 36°F, still, clear, except for patches of ground fog.
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Have a great day back at work, Tonya...I too have to go back to work today!

Everyone make it a great day!

I went back to work for break on Thursday. Today is the first day of the Fall Quarter and it has been quite busy so far!