Egg#2 just pipped a few min ago. I think the large brown one is starting to zip but im not sure. It is trying to break the shell more than ive seen it do before now.
Egg#2 just pipped a few min ago. I think the large brown one is starting to zip but im not sure. It is trying to break the shell more than ive seen it do before now.
she is adorable Shellee! @gotro17 your closing off one side? or both? and the ramp door will be built into one of them? if you close off the side you should be ok. I would put the nesting box built off the opposite side as the ramp door with a lift up access, but you will have to be careful and put a rubber piece over the lid/hinges and use it like flashing.
Found this awesome grow out/extra coop today after realizing just how large my 2 boy and 4-5 girl Bielefelders will be! $75, never used! I am accepting suggestions on how to convert. First thing will be to add asphalt shingles to the roof... Then, I'm thinking just one nesting box added either where the one door is, or off one of the sides... Possibly having their ramp come up from the bottom...but I'm not sure how. @Pensmaster -aren't you the one doing all the coop building? @Sally Sunshine
How is it your fault for missing them? Maybe he should be a more careful drinker next time.See why I changed my username?
-Banti
Edit: I have managed to have chickens in -25 weather without my white leghorn hens getting even a touch of frostbite. Their combs were about 3 inches high..... I have good ventilation in my coop, so I don't have much of a problem. Pebbles dunked his wattles in the water bowl right before it got really, really cold! My fault for missing them, or I'd have wiped them off.
Me three
