Cheryl's Hen House...

[aart]

It's hard to let them go that young......if you had waited to send them off until they started harassing the pullets, it would have been a glorious relief.

 

[TerryH]

It's hard to let them go that young......if you had waited to send them off until they started harassing the pullets, it would have been a glorious relief.

So you think I should have waited or was it ok to get rid of them now?

 

[aart]

Quote: Doesn't really matter, flock management-wise.

Just that after seeing how cockerels can terrorize pullets at around 4-5 months,
it would have been nothing but sweet seeing them go...no bitter about it.

 

[TerryH]

Doesn't really matter, flock management-wise.

Just that after seeing how cockerels can terrorize pullets at around 4-5 months,
it would have been nothing but sweet seeing them go...no bitter about it.

Ahh. I see. I'm glad we did it now.

 

[TerryH]

Looks like chicken math is attacking the coop/run project instead of the chickens.

We've decided to make the run a bit larger and add a privacy fenced chicken yard so they'll have a space to sort of free range when we are there to supervise. Expanding the run to 9x26 and attached chicken yard will be 24x38. Should make a really nice space for the ladies.

 

[newpet57]

Living the dream you two!

 

[TerryH]

So we finally decided to name them.

Buff Orpingtons are Lucille, Ethel and Aunt Bea.

Austrolorps are Laverne and Shirley and of course #7.

Black Copper Maran is Louise

BLRW's are Edith and Pat because the jury is still out on Pat so either way.... lol...

 

[Finnie]

Looks like chicken math is attacking the coop/run project instead of the chickens.

oooh boy! You just think it's attacking the coop and run! That's the devious way chicken math works. What do you think is going to happen once you see that those chickens have way more space than they need?

But at least you're doing it in the right order, instead of like some of us, who can't resist the lure of new chicks/chickens, and then have to scramble to get some extra housing ready.

Love the name Pat- maybe you'll never know what it is!!

 

[TerryH]

oooh boy! You just think it's attacking the coop and run! That's the devious way chicken math works. What do you think is going to happen once you see that those chickens have way more space than they need?

But at least you're doing it in the right order, instead of like some of us, who can't resist the lure of new chicks/chickens, and then have to scramble to get some extra housing ready.

Love the name Pat- maybe you'll never know what it is!!

Pat from Saturday Night Live is stuck in my head now.

Lol...I'm sure we'll know as soon as Pat crows or lays an egg. I'm likely just in denial that Pat is not a cockerel but still holding out a faint glimmer of hope. Pat's personality is not cockerel like at all even when we had the 3 other cockerels. His/her comb and waddles haven't changed in the past few weeks even though they are much more prominent than the other Wyandotte (Edith) that appears for sure to be a pullet. I guess Pat will become Archie if he is a he.

 

[TerryH]

Posts set today for the run and chicken yard. I think this is gonna be good!!