I started converting my shed into a coop

[Rvl Rookie]

If embedding works, here's a video of him crowing;

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Try this;

 

[jeepguy982001]

It works. I'm thinking about a rooster. Darn this chicken math Lol

 

[Rvl Rookie]

I'm beginning to understand the chicken math too. I've only had these new ones since Thursday, and I'm already thinking that it would be cool to get more. lol

 

[jeepguy982001]

Thats how it starts i got 2 hens from my neighbor, his father is older and didn't want to care for them over the winter. so i got them at the end of summer. 1 died after 2 months. so i got 3 chicks around nov first, 1 died shortly after they arrived. Now the other two are in the big coop. and i got 2 laying hen chicks and 4 cornish x about 3 wks ago. I think i'm addicted Lol.

 

[Rvl Rookie]

He was found dead today, in the leaves behind the coop. There were no apparent injuries, so I don't know what happened.

Good-bye, little guy.

 

[Rvl Rookie]

Tomorrow (Thursday) morning will make one week since I brought my new chickens home, and here's the eggs I have so far;



I'll be eating some of them tomorrow, to celebrate.

I'm almost positive that the dark ones in the back row were laid by this hen;



...and the lighter ones by this hen;



They're the only ones I've actually seen getting up off of an egg, and the barred hen got up off one of the lighter colored eggs today.

 

[jeepguy982001]

sorry to hear that the little fella died.

 

[Rvl Rookie]

Thanks.

Today they all wandered farther than ever before, and one of the roosters didn't come back. They had gone up near the pond, where I saw a bobcat while I was deer hunting in November, so I'm guessing he's not just lost (though I'd love it if he came back tomorrow). After all the others were locked in the coop, I drove up the road and the woods trail to the pond, hoping to see him, but no success. I didn't see any feathers around either though, so maybe...

 

[Kiowa]

I am bran new to this,and am looking for ideas before I start my coop. Same deal, turning a shed into a coop. I love what you've done! Like you said if I hadn't discovered this site I would be doing everything wrong!I don't have as much time though, I have 9 babies and am keeping them in a box in another shed. But it has windows and heat already so they're warm at night. It's still pretty cool at night.

 

[OmeletMan]

Coop came out great. I like the corner nest box. I may have to steal that design!