Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[IdealisticRoo]

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I wish you were closer! I'll send this to DH but he's probably going to say 'whaaaa? where's the pattern??' hee hee.

I definitely am going to do something with this thing!

Well, if it would help y'all out, send me the dimension of the building with location of beams and a couple more pictures and I will sketch out my 3 plans and send that to you. I love designing and building things! It won't be anything fancy or professional, but it should give some ideas.

 

[awesomefowl]

I need to build or buy a coop for two Seramas. Do any of you guys have any ideas for a cheap way to do this?

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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For under about $200 (I think) you can purchase a bunny "house" for them... hold on

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Tah-dah!

Awesomefowl - $119.97 on ebay Bunny Rabbit Cage

 

[featherz]

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Ducks - not much water on my property and ducks are SO messy.. A neighbor has a whole field of geese, that's good enough..

And I'm vegetarian so I am not sure what I would do with turkeys. I'd rather have chickens - lower maintenance. But I do like guineas - also very low maintenance if you can stand the noise.

 

[featherz]

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I wish you were closer! I'll send this to DH but he's probably going to say 'whaaaa? where's the pattern??' hee hee.

I definitely am going to do something with this thing!

Well, if it would help y'all out, send me the dimension of the building with location of beams and a couple more pictures and I will sketch out my 3 plans and send that to you. I love designing and building things! It won't be anything fancy or professional, but it should give some ideas.

Hey thanks! I'll do that this weekend when DH is here. He and I are both computer geeks so our building skills aren't so hot. I'm surprised the coops we have are working so well!

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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Check Craigslist or Freecycle.

Post an ad on Craigslist describing what you are looking for and what you have to offer in trade.

I find good stuff in thrift stores, alleys, next to dumpsters, etc.

Just keep an eye out and an open mind and something will pop up!

Whatever you do, just make sure it is secure and weather-proof!

Have fun with it!

If you find something that you think might work, put a picture of it up here and we will toss out ideas on how to make it into a "chicken containment device"!

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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Check Craigslist or Freecycle.

Post an ad on Craigslist describing what you are looking for and what you have to offer in trade.

I find good stuff in thrift stores, alleys, next to dumpsters, etc.

Just keep an eye out and an open mind and something will pop up!

Whatever you do, just make sure it is secure and weather-proof!

Have fun with it!

If you find something that you think might work, put a picture of it up here and we will toss out ideas on how to make it into a "chicken containment device"!

 

[awesomefowl]

Thanks Louie, that looks good. My neighbor has an empty coop I *hope* i could have, if that doesn't work maybe the bunny hutch would. I might even be able to get one free...

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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That'd be nice to have a free coop

Haha, good luck!