Hi from Virginia

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alexBaliles77

alexBaliles77

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Apr 19, 2012
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Hi all from VA. I have never tended a flock but my sister started to a little over a year ago and got me interested. Since i have great interest in anything to do with homesteading this just came natural I guess. I built my first coop/tractor about two weeks ago with ideas i mainly got from this site and a few i thought of myself... not claiming originality or anything. :) My sister supplied me with my first rooster and three Buff Orp hens. The coop/tractor isnt anything special but they must have liked it because they gave me eggs the first day. Im raising a few Barred Rock straight run in an adjoining coop until they are a bit older. I included a few pics... Hope to learn much more from you all.


The whole thing is 16ft long by 8ft wide and about 7ft tall.









I decided to put the nesting boxes inside to conserve material and weight... i did want to put them outside initially.












Thanks for looking,

Alex :)
 
Hi && Welcome!!!
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Hello and :welcome
Looks like a fantastic coop, you must be very proud of it! Congrats on your eggs, have you tried any to eat yet? Fresh chook eggs are fantastic. :D Anyway, don't hesitate to ak any questions you might have, and enjoy the site!
 
Thanks!And yes ive eaten plenty of them already! Im still trying to figure out when to introduce the 5 weekers to the older hens and rooster . Ive read everything from "wait until they are the same size as the hens" to " 2 months old" to "anytime, just give them a place to escape to"... what are your opinions? It also seems I get an 1 egg steady a day from 2 of the hens but have about a 3 day break in between eggs from the third hen... She looks healthy... not sure whats going on.

Alex
 

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