Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

OK!

THATS IT!

I NOW REQUIRE MEASUREMENT TAX!

or I call the Iron Beak!

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[Kris5902]

Brilliant! I wonder where one aquires on railroad tues? Or maybe cinderblocks could work?

The only downside to railroad ties is that really nasty chemical stuff they are soaked in! Sure they last forever but… I don’t even really like pressure treated (my hands are still a bit of a mess from handling a bunch of PT rainscreen pieces for the house!). Alternately, you could do the cement preformed building deck block thingies (totally official term!) and cedar underneath to elevate off the ground, Then hardware cloth the heck out of the bottom for safety… cedar isn’t as scary as people make it out to be, I wouldn’t ever use shavings or fresh siding, but for outside members, shingles etc it’s absolutely fine.

 

[BY Bob]

THIS is EXACTLY what I am thinking!!! Except… I was thinking of a hole between the sides. Eliminating the wall altogether is a better solution. DH could figure it out. I think the roof might need trimming if they were that snug.

Overlap the roofs instead of trimming them.

 

[BY Bob]

Brilliant! I wonder where one aquires on railroad tues? Or maybe cinderblocks could work?

Look on Craigslist for railroad ties. Cinderblocks would also work.

 

[BY Bob]

The taxes in this thread are killing me! I would have taken the phone out while cleaning the barn… the chickens Loved the little wormies under the nasty hay I was shovelling. Sorry guys, it was a bit of a heavy labour day and I didn’t want to risk my phone with the poop, head butting, and muck!

Above all else keep the phone safe. We can wait for photos.

 

[BY Bob]

Brilliant! I wonder where one aquires on railroad tues? Or maybe cinderblocks could work?

My friend JD elevated his prefab onto railroad ties over 6 years ago with no ill effects on the coop or chickens. Frankly that's where I got the idea. Most of the creosote leaching out of old railroad ties has already occurred by the time they are available to the public. Landscapers should have them.

 

[BY Bob]

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If I remember right, that is a very old photo. Great recycling!

 

[featherhead007]

If anyone wants to share a recipe I’ve got at least five, possibly as many as seven volunteers…

Roosters are just misunderstood! All they need is love ! La, la, la, la, la, la!

 

[MaryJanet]

If I remember right, that is a very old photo. Great recycling!

Hehehe it was the only one handy at the time!

 

[Ponypoor]

LOL, it looks like a soft boiled egg!

seriously, though...do you have any 'new' layers, or layers just starting up after their molt/shut down due to shortened days?

Yes I am sure this is for m my 20 week pullet who just started laying.

I have had three oops eggs laid in various spots, all soft one. One in nest box that broke (ewww); one laid at night on the roost that broke (ewwwww, big hit with Sophia tho!); and 2 laid in the alleyway that remain intact - all soft.

Not sure if the two pullets laying them or just the one.

This weekend I will keep track of them.