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Smokerbill said:
Hi everyone, my name is Bill and I've been brooding the eight Barred Rock chicks I bought on March 24th. They are in a 2'x6' cardboard box in an unused bedroom, and now that they've discovered they can flap their wings I've learned that they can sure kick up a lot of dust!

I had 6 hens a little over 20 years ago and really enjoyed having them. But since then I haven't been in a situation where I could keep chickens until this last year, when I bought a house on a little over an acre. So it's time for chickens again. I had three of four BRs and a couple of Aracaunas in my original flock and appreciated the Barred Rock personality, so that's all I got this time around. I'm hoping that one of the chicks will be a rooster so there will be some chicks in the future. Since this is a dual purpose breed, my plan is to raise some to go into the freezer each year, but I'll see how that goes. Maybe keep the meat birds separate in a tractor out in the yard while they're putting on the pounds.

I'm in the process of building a 4'x8' chicken coop now, that abuts up to what will be a 10'x12' run, with the run and and the coop under a metal roof that hangs off the back end of my shop building. The coop and run will be totally protected from the rainy Washington weather. I plan to set up a chicken tunnel that will allow the birds to travel a few feet to an enclosure out in the open that will let them get direct sunshine and fresh greenery at times. I'll try to post a pic of my coop project here tomorrow. Tomorrow's project is to prime and paint the floor and interior walls of the coop.

Glad to be here!

Bill
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I'm really pleased to meet you bill.

Good on you taking up keeping chickens again. Barred rocks are a lovely breed 😍

:welcome
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.

Don't forget to pound in 2 or 3 eight-foot copper grounding rods jumpered together with the same type of lead out wire you use to connect from the charger to the fence. Sink them in the dampest location you have near where you can install the charger.
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Thanks for the tip DobieLover. I'm all set with grounding rods. Just need to pound them into the ground and attach the insulated lead to the charger. And no problem with finding moist locations out here. LOL
 
Thanks everyone else for the warm welcome. Here are some pics of my coop project and a few of my chicks.

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