Fuzzy's Farm

[silver1313]

evening all

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Kim...If your left out SG is a hen... you could bring her here! She will have a partridge silkie roo to make beautiful babies with!!! And we could share some of those in the spring too!!!
Yes, yes, you will have to make quail runs/hoop houses... Stinkin birds of prey (I like the stuffed animal plan LOL)

Nova... Nova...Nova...

On finger numbness... I had a rabbit bite my finger pad almost all the way off when I was younger (my fault, I scared the crap out of the darn thing and was trying to hold her... BITE)
Anyway, it isn't the same... but the feeling came back. However, my c-section scar is still wierd after 4 years

 

[Gigiintheforest]

Morning everyone. It's beautiful morning in OK. "Ohhhhh what a beautiful morrrrrnnnniiiinnngggg. Ohhhh what a beautiful ddddaaaaaaaayyyy."

Okay, I'm not a singer - LOL.

Nova - be good! We can't lose you on here. I'm dying to know what you did but you probably can't tell us. Oh well. Hey, I ordered a paint by number and just got it. I'm so excited. Did you ever get to give yours to your bio mom?

BFM - the doc said that the feeling in my finger will probably return but nerves grow back very slowly and it could take up to 18 months - bummer. But I'm getting used to typing with no feeling - ha.

Savannah - We got our 2 day old sexed chicks from Cackle nursery who supplied our local coop with chicks. I was extremely pleased and we lost none of them. We will use them (Cackle/coop) again soon as are going to get more chicks in February. I know you can order through Cackle but I'm not sure what the minimum order is. Our summers here are extremely hot also - up to 117 last summer. We have buff orpingtons, light brahmas, easter eggers, barred rocks, and cuckoo marans (all hens) and they all did pretty well in the heat. Our run is really shaded and I put fans and misters in the run and fans inside the coop. The misters helped tremendously. I think I'll get lavender orpingtons, 2 more easter eggers, speckled Sussex and dark brahmas this spring. Maybe something else also but at least 2 of each so they aren't "lone man out" among the other chickens.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Where are all the ladies at this morning?

Good Morning!

 

[Savannah Soliz]

I had a HUGE quote of advice for you SS last night... and the internet ate all of it :/ I would reccomend putting the coop up on cinder blocks/ treated lumber and not allowing them under it or only allowing the chickens access to half. It is not going to be fun to dig out birds/ eggs from under 10' of coop. I have 2' of clearance to grab my birds and it is 3' deep and it is still difficult to grab them sometimes... stinkers. Make sure the center is well supported once it is up too. If you get chicks you will spend more money...There are more things to buy/make. I have a New Chick Owner link in my siggy below. If you get straight run you may get all roos (hopefully not) Better to get sexed chicks. If you get POL hens/pullets you will get eggs quicker and spend less money in the long run (there is less heartbreak IMO) BUT chicks are soooo much fun! I had 2 chicks in my house for a few weeks and did not notice a difference in dust... but after 2-3 weeks I couldn't stand the chirpping at all hours of the night and they had to go out to the garage! (plus they got to go in the big chick brooder!) I painted the inside of my coop white to allow more light to be reflected inside... also I painted the floor so there wouldn't be any moisture absorbing into the wood. Some people like to put lanoleum down to make it even easier to clean. In the summer you might have to add a fan to the coop. I have an enclosed run attached to my coop and it is wonderful to let the babies "outside" if I have to go somewhere or there is a hawk hanging around... I know they are safe. They also have a open top run that is pretty big... and they are spoiled... they get to run around the human yard too. In the run I have lots of hidey holes for them to go in incase a hawk gets brave. The enclosed run is sand and I hang my feeder... I have very little loss of food... if any There is ventalation on the north and south top of the coop I don't leave the food or water in the coop area anymore unless they will be locked in (which is almost never) This spring... I need to raise that lower roost a little too (the littler babies liked to roost on it) They have all that space... that is just chicken space! The side to the right, with the white lattice, I have blocked off until some of the vegitation grows back this spring. They ate all the little maple trees and all their cover that would hide them (like they were never fed )

 

[Savannah Soliz]

Awesome! We started putting the coop together last night and I like all the ideas you provided .. Your coop is great. How many chickens do you have? Mine will be all closed in the only thing extra I want to add at my husbands suggestion is more wire for extra outdoor space, and it is wired on top so hawks and buzzards can't get to my baby's!

 

[Savannah Soliz]

Where are all the ladies at this morning?

Good Morning!

 

[Savannah Soliz]

Where are all the ladies at this morning?

Good Morning!

 

[Savannah Soliz]

Good morning everyone! Going to get new coop finished this evening, and hopefully get my chickens this weekend! Hoping to find pullets! Then try some chicks in the spring. It's been very cold here and I'm not equipped for baby's yet!

 

[Savannah Soliz]

Morning everyone.  It's beautiful morning in OK. "Ohhhhh what a beautiful morrrrrnnnniiiinnngggg. Ohhhh what a beautiful ddddaaaaaaaayyyy."

Okay, I'm not a singer - LOL.

Nova - be good!  We can't lose you on here.  I'm dying to know what you did but you probably can't tell us.  Oh well.  Hey, I ordered a paint by number and just got it.  I'm so excited.  Did you ever get to give yours to your bio mom?

BFM - the doc said that the feeling in my finger will probably return but nerves grow back very slowly and it could take up to 18 months - bummer.  But I'm getting used to typing with no feeling - ha.

Savannah - We got our 2 day old sexed chicks from Cackle nursery who supplied our local coop with chicks.  I was extremely pleased and we lost none of them.  We will use them (Cackle/coop) again soon as are going to get more chicks in February.  I know you can order through Cackle but I'm not sure what the minimum order is.  Our summers here are extremely hot also - up to 117 last summer.  We have buff orpingtons, light brahmas, easter eggers, barred rocks, and cuckoo marans (all hens) and they all did pretty well in the heat.  Our run is really shaded and I put fans and misters in the run and fans inside the coop.  The misters helped tremendously.  I think I'll get lavender orpingtons, 2 more easter eggers, speckled Sussex and dark brahmas this spring.  Maybe something else also but at least 2 of each so they aren't "lone man out" among the other chickens.