HEChicken, at least you got some rain, we got nothing, again. We see the clouds move in & then somebody else gets the rain.
Well my Big Red rooster left this evening with a couple from Wellington. I think he will have a very good home with some new girlfriends, so that made me happy. They offered to pay me for him, but I told them no that I just wanted him to have a good home. I had very mixed feelings about him leaving, he has been a very good boy to watch over my hens, a little ornery at times, but he did his job well. My two GP pups were right there when I carried old Red out of the coop & we put him in a box they brought to take him home. They were very curious about where the rooster was going. I'm sure they won't miss him though because he has spurred them numerous times since they were tiny pups. He is the one that taught them not to mess with the chickens, so he did that job well too. I still have my Speckled Sussex roo & my Black Copper Marans boy who is a gorgeous roo. I need to get some pics of him soon, he came from Eileen & he is just huge & very colorful. So now we will see who will take over as alpha roo here between the two of them. The Speckled Sussex will be going into the breeding pen when it's done, but until them there will be the two of them running around.
checoukan, tell IVY we're all thinking of her & that we hope things go well with the interview & selling the house. We hope to see her back here after the move & all.
My tarp had finally just shredded that I had over the run, it's been up there a little over a year, so it did pretty well. It was the silver heavy duty one that Wal Mart sells. I had hoped to be able this fall to put something better over the top, but with building the other coop it probably isn't going to happen, so I just went ahead & took the old tarp down this evening & put up a new one. It really does help with shade in there & keeping the coop a little cooler too. The old one had torn right in half the other day in the wind, so it was really sunny on the half that blew off. I'm sure the little guineas will appreciate the new tarp too since it helps shade their pen too. They're doing really well & growing fast. They fly up on top of the board that goes across on the gate of their pen, all 10 of them. The gate is made of a pallet with some of the boards taken off & covered on the outside with hardware cloth, it made a very good gate. I used one for the other end of that pen too. Those pallets really do come in handy for things, I need to get some more of them. I built two pens with those pallets I got before & some wood that was with them, so it has all come in very handy. Sunflowerparrot gave me a really small pallet like I have never seen before, about 18 inches in diameter, I think it will be really handy for putting water or food on in one of my pens. If you want to get rid of any more of those Sunflowerparrot, send them to my place, they look really handy to have. I'm always looking for something to sit water or feed on that is level & that has been a problem for me. I never have enough bricks or other things to use around here.
It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow & the next couple days after that, so I hope to get out & do some things I haven't been able to do in this heat. It will give the birds & animals a much needed break too, I'm all for that. My DH should be home in an hour or so from OKC, we'll see how that trip went with him & a 7 year old going down & back.
Well my Big Red rooster left this evening with a couple from Wellington. I think he will have a very good home with some new girlfriends, so that made me happy. They offered to pay me for him, but I told them no that I just wanted him to have a good home. I had very mixed feelings about him leaving, he has been a very good boy to watch over my hens, a little ornery at times, but he did his job well. My two GP pups were right there when I carried old Red out of the coop & we put him in a box they brought to take him home. They were very curious about where the rooster was going. I'm sure they won't miss him though because he has spurred them numerous times since they were tiny pups. He is the one that taught them not to mess with the chickens, so he did that job well too. I still have my Speckled Sussex roo & my Black Copper Marans boy who is a gorgeous roo. I need to get some pics of him soon, he came from Eileen & he is just huge & very colorful. So now we will see who will take over as alpha roo here between the two of them. The Speckled Sussex will be going into the breeding pen when it's done, but until them there will be the two of them running around.
checoukan, tell IVY we're all thinking of her & that we hope things go well with the interview & selling the house. We hope to see her back here after the move & all.
My tarp had finally just shredded that I had over the run, it's been up there a little over a year, so it did pretty well. It was the silver heavy duty one that Wal Mart sells. I had hoped to be able this fall to put something better over the top, but with building the other coop it probably isn't going to happen, so I just went ahead & took the old tarp down this evening & put up a new one. It really does help with shade in there & keeping the coop a little cooler too. The old one had torn right in half the other day in the wind, so it was really sunny on the half that blew off. I'm sure the little guineas will appreciate the new tarp too since it helps shade their pen too. They're doing really well & growing fast. They fly up on top of the board that goes across on the gate of their pen, all 10 of them. The gate is made of a pallet with some of the boards taken off & covered on the outside with hardware cloth, it made a very good gate. I used one for the other end of that pen too. Those pallets really do come in handy for things, I need to get some more of them. I built two pens with those pallets I got before & some wood that was with them, so it has all come in very handy. Sunflowerparrot gave me a really small pallet like I have never seen before, about 18 inches in diameter, I think it will be really handy for putting water or food on in one of my pens. If you want to get rid of any more of those Sunflowerparrot, send them to my place, they look really handy to have. I'm always looking for something to sit water or feed on that is level & that has been a problem for me. I never have enough bricks or other things to use around here.
It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow & the next couple days after that, so I hope to get out & do some things I haven't been able to do in this heat. It will give the birds & animals a much needed break too, I'm all for that. My DH should be home in an hour or so from OKC, we'll see how that trip went with him & a 7 year old going down & back.
I put one coat of paint over the floor last night and will put a second coat later today. Next step is to get the 4 walls up and painted! I am painting the pieces as we're ready to put them up.. Am going to paint the outside either a pine green or a barn red - haven't decided yet.
