Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Ooops. SHRA. I think you literally said everything I responded with!
Tax: Dotty looks like she is about to inhale the entire cup of chopped veggies and shrimp jackets.

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Don’t ya just love “Take Out”!

 

[micstrachan]

Tha

So DH is now not loving the idea of building a coop and run from scratch. Two of these might work to get us up and running quickly at the new place. Some modifications would be needed, if course.

Thoughts?
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-extra-large-sentinel-chicken-coop-mfc-ls#

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. I, too, share concerns about the run being too small and the floor sitting right on the ground. I would need to see it in person before purchasing. My gut is telling me to get a shed we can sit on top of cinder blocks, pavers, or whatever to keep it from direct contact with the earth. The new yard is a landmine of gopher holes, which rats can utilize. For a run, I’m thinking of getting one of those gated, prefab wire runs with metal frame and wrapping in hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. Or even one of those carport tents snd wrapping in wire, but DH would have to build a gate.

Bob, if we did go with two of these prefabs, we were thinking of having them side by side and cutting a hole between them. I don’t know exactly how we’d do that, but DH could rig something secure. We would not drill or cut into the metal frame, and DH does like the sturdiness of it. Obviously I’d add to the double run, but at least this would be a quick start.

I’m not too worried about the roosts, as I will likely do 2x4’s that slip into brackets.

Also, the roof is plastic. That might be OK for the run, at least at first, but not the building, in my opinion. We could get them housed quickly, but there would be so much modification needed, might not be worth it. DH says cutting windows is very easy. And with our weather, I’d probably just hardware cloth them, which is what they have now.

I think we’ll be making a decision this weekend.

 

[featherhead007]

Did you know Chooks like to nibble on pine needles? When a branch falls in the wind with 'fresh' aka 'green' needles, I put it in the run and they nibble little bits off of it until there are just the nubbins left of the needles. It needs to either be a large enough branch that they can pull/twist bits off, or on smaller 'twigs' use a sturdy clamp to clamp it to something. Great enrichment for them...and Vit. C supplement as well!
(and no, have never had impacted nor slow crop from this. They really do break off little bits.)

Did you know, that chooks will nibble on your toes (if not careful)? Sadly, no vitamin supplements in toes!

 

[RoyalChick]

It is hard for me to explain why I refer to this as ‘my chair’

 

[bgmathteach]

Tha

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. I, too, share concerns about the run being too small and the floor sitting right on the ground. I would need to see it in person before purchasing. My gut is telling me to get a shed we can sit on top of cinder blocks, pavers, or whatever to keep it from direct contact with the earth. The new yard is a landmine of gopher holes, which rats can utilize. For a run, I’m thinking of getting one of those gated, prefab wire runs with metal frame and wrapping in hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. Or even one of those carport tents snd wrapping in wire, but DH would have to build a gate.

Bob, if we did go with two of these prefabs, we were thinking of having them side by side and cutting a hole between them. I don’t know exactly how we’d do that, but DH could rig something secure. We would not drill or cut into the metal frame, and DH does like the sturdiness of it. Obviously I’d add to the double run, but at least this would be a quick start.

I’m not too worried about the roosts, as I will likely do 2x4’s that slip into brackets.

Also, the roof is plastic. That might be OK for the run, at least at first, but not the building, in my opinion. We could get them housed quickly, but there would be so much modification needed, might not be worth it. DH says cutting windows is very easy. And with our weather, I’d probably just hardware cloth them, which is what they have now.

I think we’ll be making a decision this weekend.

You know, if you wanted side-by-side, you might be able to 'eliminate' the right side on one and the left side on the other and put them together that way, so one long 'coop' and a double-wide run? Depends on how they fasten together, but it might work. The modification you would have to do then is some sort of water barrier in the 'valley' where the 2 meet for the coop portion. (ice & water guard in the 'gully????)

 

[bgmathteach]

Did you know, that chooks will nibble on your toes (if not careful)? Sadly, no vitamin supplements in toes!

Lots of protein, though!

 

[featherhead007]

Wisecracks tax:
In my chair edition!

 

[RoyalChick]

You know, if you wanted side-by-side, you might be able to 'eliminate' the right side on one and the left side on the other and put them together that way, so one long 'coop' and a double-wide run? Depends on how they fasten together, but it might work. The modification you would have to do then is some sort of water barrier in the 'valley' where the 2 meet for the coop portion. (ice & water guard in the 'gully????)

Oh that is clever. I imagined side by side but separated by a few feet with a tunnel connecting them.
There is some benefit to having separate bedrooms as the Cluckle Hut has taught us over at FBA.

 

[Kris5902]

More bad news for today. Cost of the fuel I need (AV-Gas) $5.55 gal

Disgusted tax: View attachment 3011101

Sorry, but we’ve been at $6.32/gallon here for ages! For Tax free Marked gas, only available to farmers, some commercial uses, and in the jerry can for things like lawnmowers etc. You don’t want to know what the taxes here are like… (and I will need further “disgusted” tax photos to make up for having to do Math before 9am for all the conversions to understand that post! Gallons to Litres, USD to Canadian… before coffee! You monster))

 

[featherhead007]

Sorry, but we’ve been at $6.32/gallon here for ages! For Tax free Marked gas, only available to farmers, some commercial uses, and in the jerry can for things like lawnmowers etc. You don’t want to know what the taxes here are like… (and I will need further “disgusted” tax photos to make up for having to do Math before 9am for all the conversions to understand that post! Gallons to Litres, USD to Canadian… before coffee! You monster))

I was speaking of aircraft fuel (AV-Gas)