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In the Brooder
So far, we are truly enjoying this adventure. The flock consists of 30 ISA Brown, 10 White Leghorn, 10 Black Australorp and 5 Guinea fowl. They are happily growing up (quickly) in the garage where we devised an expandable brooder for them including a swing, a dome, a dust bath and food and water. I have a White Leghorn that absolutely LOVES taking her naps in a hand or on your chest. My boys both have their favorites and there is at least one guinea that likes to come out and have extra treats (this guinea has it figured out... lol).
The construction on the carport to coop conversion has not progressed at all and it is getting down to crunch time! These birds are going to be big and will need the extra space. I have a basic layout for the coop, but I am still looking for the right system for feed and water. I have 50 water nips I can put into a PVC system or what not, but I am stumped on the best feeding option for these guys. We are going to be battling invasions from coon, fox, owl, coyote, dogs, cats, mice, rats, snakes... bigfoot (just kidding... lol, I hope!). The entire coop will be either 2x4 and plywood or 2x4 and hardware cloth. A hardware cloth skirt will surround the entire coop.
After I get the coop built, I will start on the run that will be 6ft welded wire fence on T-posts. Electric fence will be surrounding the coop and the run with another wire going out to the perimeter fence of the property and making at least a top and bottom run there. All of this will be lit up like Christmas by a 120-mile fence charger and a few strategically placed led dusk to dawn parking lot lights.
We are going to do everything we can to keep these guys safe. We are trying to figure out where we are going to keep the feed and where we are going to have the compost pile, so we don't attract predators and pests to our babies.
Let us know if you have any suggestions!
The construction on the carport to coop conversion has not progressed at all and it is getting down to crunch time! These birds are going to be big and will need the extra space. I have a basic layout for the coop, but I am still looking for the right system for feed and water. I have 50 water nips I can put into a PVC system or what not, but I am stumped on the best feeding option for these guys. We are going to be battling invasions from coon, fox, owl, coyote, dogs, cats, mice, rats, snakes... bigfoot (just kidding... lol, I hope!). The entire coop will be either 2x4 and plywood or 2x4 and hardware cloth. A hardware cloth skirt will surround the entire coop.
After I get the coop built, I will start on the run that will be 6ft welded wire fence on T-posts. Electric fence will be surrounding the coop and the run with another wire going out to the perimeter fence of the property and making at least a top and bottom run there. All of this will be lit up like Christmas by a 120-mile fence charger and a few strategically placed led dusk to dawn parking lot lights.
We are going to do everything we can to keep these guys safe. We are trying to figure out where we are going to keep the feed and where we are going to have the compost pile, so we don't attract predators and pests to our babies.
Let us know if you have any suggestions!
