Colorado

[ghillie]

Blimpy. She is permanently molting and her butt is almost always purple from Blu-Kote.... I would like 2 more EE's and 2 Leghorns if you hear anything. Keep in touch, stranger. Preston

Millie, Blimpy's sister, has the same problem. Must be genetic. I will let you know if I hear about any EEs or Leghorns. I am thinking about doing a hatch if I can find some eggs.......joe

 

[wsmith]

Breezy, yet warm this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.... I see fence building in my future!

 

[ryan820]

Breezy, yet warm this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.... I see fence building in my future!

Where do you live that you can do fence building? We still have a solid foot of snow on the ground, same ground that is frozen solid! I have so much work and building to do, I'd love to be able to get started but winter has put a stop to that.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Breezy, yet warm this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.... I see fence building in my future!

Breezy? You must be a true Coloradoan. If you can hang on to the fencing, you will do just fine! It is really "breezy" up here in the "hills" at the moment and we are supposed to get even more fresh air sliding by - faster. Enjoy the beautiful day!

 

[P-Funk]

Breezy @ 7,000 feet is when you have to pick the chooks off the fence like tumbleweeds.

 

[wsmith]

Where do you live that you can do fence building? We still have a solid foot of snow on the ground, same ground that is frozen solid! I have so much work and building to do, I'd love to be able to get started but winter has put a stop to that.

LOL!

I already have most of the posts cemented in from last fall, and the rest of the holes are already dug. Most of our snow just blows away in the nice "breezes" we experience on a regular basis. Las summer we had breezes in excess of 60 mph...

We still have a drift in front of the house that is about 2 feet deep, but where the fences are going in it is bare.

We are about 3 miles due south of the Colorado Springs Power plant south of Fountain, and about 3 miles west of PPIR off I-25

 

[wsmith]

We're just under 6000' where we live, but then there is a reason we are building a re-enforced 6 foot wood slat fence.....We don't want the chickens to blow away! Every 3rd post is also re-enforced so they won't break, and the slats have 1 inch spacing to let some of the "breeze" go through.....

 

[NoisyNora]

I am planning on attending the swap in Denver which should be on the 3rd at Earth Dog. Anyone going? I am searching for a very tiny Bantam breed Hen or Pullet. Anyone have one or know someone who does?

 

[coloradochick]

You might want to check with Coopa Cabana (Gail) or ShysCreations (Shylee) they both have bantam Cochins and Shy has Silkies if those interest you.

 

[Newchiknmomma]

Hi all. My hubby and I live in Colorado Springs and joined Colorado Springs Urban Homesteading awhile back. We learned that we can have up to ten hens, no roosters in the city limits, so we have been doing research and planning. Our local feed store will have chicks the end of March. I grew up with chickens in Washington State, and my dad had a nice large chicken house, but here we are looking into a tractor that we can move. I like the look of the A frame ones. Does anyone here have any ideas as to the best type of mobile coop for our climate? We have a large backyard that we would move them around on. We are thinking of starting with five hens and see how it goes.

From the ideas shared so far, I glean that we should raise the babes inside for about 8 weeks and then move them out to the coop. In winter, we would be using a heat lamp for the coldest nights. This is the coop we are leaning toward building for them.

Looking forward to sharing and learning on this site and welcome any comments, observations, etc. If anyone lives close to us at Powers and Barnes area, we would love to visit someone local with existing chicken setup.