- Mar 14, 2013
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Hi,
well I got excited about getting chickens so I can have my own eggs. So I went on a chicken hunt. And ended up getting 4 Giant Jersey Blacks because I love extra Large brown eggs, then I got 2 red leg horns I think, sorry we were just kinda picking them as I was reading what ones would not brood and would be good layers I have my list some place. Then I got two Bantams because my step daughter thought they were cute and they are one has fury legs. fistty little things they are but I enjoy them. I also got some white chickens and Jerkens. Hubby said " got a lot as some will die" well I only lost one which is good but that left me with to many as I had already placed a order from a local chicken ranch for 8 more HS Brown chicken and Barred rock chickens. So I gave 6 away the white ones to my other daughters soon to be husband.
Now came the fun of my movable coop. I am going to post photo's but let me just say I learned the hard way how easy it is to let it get out of hand. LOL it is suppose to be movable by me BUT it takes 3 of us to move it . Enjoy the photos of our first coop
Just got back from getting the supplies. We looked at lots of coops and kinda just took what we liked form all of them and then I of course added to it.
Laying out the frame
floor ventilation and to let the poop fall through.
The frame is up it is tall as hubby wanted me to be able to get inside with out have to bend over I am 5'10" it is 14' long by 4' wide. So they have 14' of outside running room.
Getting ready to put on the walls
walls and door on and painted and now we are getting ready to fence in the out door run.
First time my chicken have been outside. They were in rabbit cages in the house they seemed to love getting out and stretching their wings and legs. The coop has 2 wheel on it but still very hard to move so we might two bigger ones and add two more wheels.
My Jersey black and the butt of my leg horns.
I still have a heat lamp in the coop as it is still kinda cold outside. I put hay down and am hopefully this weekend going to get their roosting pole in place. I had no idea they liked those. Then I need the nesting boxes. Our next coop we are going to use 2x2 instead of 2x4 and maybe not so big. But all in all I really like it. I put a tin sun on the front of it and my daughter who is a artist is going to paint something fun on the back and I might even put up a wood planter on one side and plant some flowers on it. We do need to add a window still.
Thanks for looking. I can not wait for my first egg.
well I got excited about getting chickens so I can have my own eggs. So I went on a chicken hunt. And ended up getting 4 Giant Jersey Blacks because I love extra Large brown eggs, then I got 2 red leg horns I think, sorry we were just kinda picking them as I was reading what ones would not brood and would be good layers I have my list some place. Then I got two Bantams because my step daughter thought they were cute and they are one has fury legs. fistty little things they are but I enjoy them. I also got some white chickens and Jerkens. Hubby said " got a lot as some will die" well I only lost one which is good but that left me with to many as I had already placed a order from a local chicken ranch for 8 more HS Brown chicken and Barred rock chickens. So I gave 6 away the white ones to my other daughters soon to be husband.
Now came the fun of my movable coop. I am going to post photo's but let me just say I learned the hard way how easy it is to let it get out of hand. LOL it is suppose to be movable by me BUT it takes 3 of us to move it . Enjoy the photos of our first coop
Just got back from getting the supplies. We looked at lots of coops and kinda just took what we liked form all of them and then I of course added to it.
Laying out the frame
floor ventilation and to let the poop fall through.
The frame is up it is tall as hubby wanted me to be able to get inside with out have to bend over I am 5'10" it is 14' long by 4' wide. So they have 14' of outside running room.
Getting ready to put on the walls
walls and door on and painted and now we are getting ready to fence in the out door run.
First time my chicken have been outside. They were in rabbit cages in the house they seemed to love getting out and stretching their wings and legs. The coop has 2 wheel on it but still very hard to move so we might two bigger ones and add two more wheels.
My Jersey black and the butt of my leg horns.
I still have a heat lamp in the coop as it is still kinda cold outside. I put hay down and am hopefully this weekend going to get their roosting pole in place. I had no idea they liked those. Then I need the nesting boxes. Our next coop we are going to use 2x2 instead of 2x4 and maybe not so big. But all in all I really like it. I put a tin sun on the front of it and my daughter who is a artist is going to paint something fun on the back and I might even put up a wood planter on one side and plant some flowers on it. We do need to add a window still.
Thanks for looking. I can not wait for my first egg.
fist the chicken went under the white pine then under the Colorado Blue Spruce and she hopped her way up about 8' my son and I tried to get her down.. Called hubby and he said get a ladder and we will wait till dark. Well that did not make sense to me but I did what he told me to. Hubby got home from work and we went out with flash lights to the spruce to try and find her. She was not there but I was pretty sure she went back to the white pines and I found her about 4' up. Hubby told me to turn off my light and he walk right up and got her I had no idea they could not see at night. So Saturday I go and get chicken wire to put all around the outside of the large holes. I actually think she is a rooster but we will see. Thanks for the timely advice. lol
