Introduction and my coop

[OutdoorFun4]

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Wow! I thought I was the only one. Our mortality assumptions were way off.

No roos.

Discussed that we had too many already... very next day my wife goes to pick-up feed and we get a 3rd easter egger!

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

Nice coop. You think you'll have it in you to send some to freezer camp?

 

[whathaveidone]

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I do... my wife on the other hand... I might need to do it some weekend when she's away and have a BBQ with the guys before she gets back!

 

[lunkerchicken]

Great coop - nice design. I hope to finish mine next weekend and then I can start the run. I hope to have my chicks on Monday!

 

[stormylady]

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Not meaning to second guess - but I totally messed up my math on my coop - for some reason I got in my head that a 4 X 8 was 48 sq feet and then an 8 X 8 would be 96 sq feet. Well, I realized the error of my ways and am now planning a 12 X 12.

Yours does look really nice - I like how it matches the house.

We had planned on a flock of 8, which at 4sqft/bird=32sqft

But...
we were told to plan on some dying... none died.
we were told to plan on 15% being roo's... no roos.
then my wife ordered them and thought "blue/green eggs would be cool" and we got 2 more...

Boy I totally know how that goes, dieing mine didn't either,
no roos, and too many cuties to pass up. I built well almost done building a 12x12 coop and think it still might be alittle small. So I may have to rehome a few of my little fuzzbutts!

Sandy

 

[Dawn419]

No Roos?


No Roos?

Send me your address and I'll send you some fine looking Roos!

Dawn

 

[Anny]

I love that it matches your house very cute.

 

[sethsleader]

Lovely coop, i wish I had realised how addictive the little critters could be, Ive had mine for 5 weeks and am looking to build a bigger coop already! Im after lavander orpingtons now!