Farm chatter

[human1]

you know what, I thought the sticks you showed me were feet. This is not right, other one is right

aight im done

I'd like to give my girls some more space, but I don't think my parents will find it necessary....I'd like to get some welded wire and T posts to expand their run.
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They currently have 64 square feet of run space (6x6 + 6x5) and 24 square feet of coop space. If you do the math, that means that they have 16 square feet per chicken in the run. I'd like to add either a 6x3 or 6x4 addition off the side wall of the run. The orange dots are the crosspieces in the run walls. The pink dots are where I'd put the T posts. the purple is showing existing doorways, and the orange is showing the proposed new doorway. That panel of the run has a crosspiece going halfway up vertically, and then one at halfway going all the way across horizontally, making a weird T. I was thinking I could put a door in one box that the T makes. Obviously they'd only have this access during the day. having an extra 18 or 24 square feet of run space means 82 or 88 square feet of run space total. With four birds, that's 20.5 or 22 square feet per bird, but if I add those three chicks that I'd like, then it's 11.5 or 12.6 square feet per bird. I'm not sure if my parents will be behind this, though. Supplies I'd need:
Hinges (2)
Latch
wood (roughly 11 feet)
T posts (5)
welded wire (14ft)
and bird netting (18 square feet)
Unfortunately the home depot website is down, so I can't look at prices, but I think it'll be around $75.
Baby chick supplies are around $200.
I get $5 allowance every week, and if they let me go through with the teespring shop, I"ll divert all of that income to this. I'm trying to convince for chicks at the beginning of September.
Thoughts?

hmm do you think it would be a good idea to get chicks close to winter?

 

[black_cat]

Pics of existing run?

I don't have very good ones

The side closest to the camera has the door in the drawing. I'd build off the side to the photographer's left. You can sort of see the T shape I was talking about.

 

[black_cat]

aight im done

hmm do you think it would be a good idea to get chicks close to winter?

I'd keep them inside longer, and to help acclimate them to it being colder, I'd move them to the basement before bringing them outside. I'm planning to use a brooder plate. The spring is too soon for parents, and I"m away all summer, so fall is best. I could try mid august, too, and they'd probably be outside by the end of november.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Someone just requested "Bon Jovi" chickens from be and I don't have a clue what they're talking about, lol. I even googled and came up blank...any idea what this customer is asking me to hatch?

 

[human1]

I'd keep them inside longer, and to help acclimate them to it being colder, I'd move them to the basement before bringing them outside. I'm planning to use a brooder plate. The spring is too soon for parents, and I"m away all summer, so fall is best. I could try mid august, too, and they'd probably be outside by the end of november.

mm okay

 

[human1]

Someone just requested "Bon Jovi" chickens from be and I don't have a clue what they're talking about, lol. I even googled and came up blank...any idea what this customer is asking me to hatch?

no clue

 

[black_cat]

Someone just requested "Bon Jovi" chickens from be and I don't have a clue what they're talking about, lol. I even googled and came up blank...any idea what this customer is asking me to hatch?

I have NO idea....I'm sure autocorrect is to blame here.......what breeds do you have?

 

[The Happster]

Someone just requested "Bon Jovi" chickens from be and I don't have a clue what they're talking about, lol. I even googled and came up blank...any idea what this customer is asking me to hatch?

You got any singing chickens?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

lol, Maybe Polish?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have NO idea....I'm sure autocorrect is to blame here.......what breeds do you have?

Well I buy hatching eggs from reputable breeders locally so I have access to a TON of breeds. I usually ask what the customer is looking for and then I see if I can find a good blood line to hatch. I'm usually successful at this....buuuut....Bon Jovi...lol