I am thinking a weekish but I'd have to look back and can't do that on my phone
lol not around here
priorities
did you know if you have white sugar you can make brown sugar with molasses?
First, let me introduce myself! My name is Jamie. My husband had been bugging me for years to get chickens and finally, after getting tired of spending $4 a dozen for free range, organic fed, hand collected eggs, I gave it some serious thought.
After much research (mostly here..what a wealth of information!), I couldn't find a down side. The chickens give us farm fresh eggs (I'd have to drive about 20 miles to get that local), we give the chickens scraps from the veggie garden (and I can't believe how cheap chicken feed is!), the chickens give me fertilizer to put back into my garden...what an awesome circle! Between my worm composter and my girls, I'll never have to buy fertilizer again! But I guess I'm preaching to the choir!
It took us about three weekends to build our Poop Coop..it's only 4x6 so it probably wouldn't have taken even that long if it hadn't rained every 3.75 seconds.
The run side..
The egg side..
The poop side..
It's magical because it only cost $49 to build..my husband keeps EVERYTHING. The whimsy comes for the crookedness..that's on purpose..really! It's handicapped because I designed it wider than a regular outhouse, no use wasting good space, and I think it turned out wonderfully!
Now we just have to build the run!
Okay, what do you do when you have been saving eggs. Realize you aren't going to set them (too old now anyway), don't want to eat them (you have plenty of fresher eggs to eat), but don't want to waste them (think 300+ willing chicken mouths).
Break a few eggs (probably 20-30 dozen, maybe more, there were quite a few quail eggs involved too)
Filled this 9x13 pan almost to the brim 3 times
Bake & cool a bit
Cut into squares (almost look tasty if I didn't know how careless I was being with shells, dirty eggs, etc.)
Toss several squares to each run and have MANY happy chickens.
Deb
Morning MC
GOOD MORNING, COFFEE CREW! HOW ARE YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL COLD, BLUSTERY, SNOW DAY?!?!?!
Hi john
Do what? I am still in PJs and cuddled on ma chair with blanky occasionally looking at the snow out the window. Coffee is cold though, can I get some HOT JAVA Please!!!Do it! Hi Sally!You look all cuddly today.
Looks like it.I don't think my chickens are very happy right now.
Hi PensmasterGood morning rained all night. Still raining.
Of course you are!yes I knew yer reference silly. But I really am cuddly
