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[cthrash1]

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I could probably bury some 8 - 10 ft posts and add a few more feet of chicken wire to the top of the fence then across the top to the edge of the leanto that way I can still walk in there...But for now it'll just have to be the chainlink.

 

[cthrash1]

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Thank you that is very sweet to offer...I may buy some chicks from you when you order, let me know. And that is a great idea about the fence and would probably be cheaper than what I was thinking of doing. I'm just not very creative and the coops and pens I have now look like they were just thrown up there and left, but I did work hard on trying to make them look good while building them..

 

[FrChuckW]

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Thank you that is very sweet to offer...I may buy some chicks from you when you order, let me know. And that is a great idea about the fence and would probably be cheaper than what I was thinking of doing. I'm just not very creative and the coops and pens I have now look like they were just thrown up there and left, but I did work hard on trying to make them look good while building them..

Well, as tomorrow is Turkey Day, and if I can figure out how to get my scanner working again on the computer I will try to draw and scan in some drawings for you to give you and idea of what I was talking about.


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Not a very good drawing, but this is the basic idea. By securing the top and bottom sections to the center pole that will give you the additional height. You can use pvc connectors and t's for the top section. The [] at the bottom are the cinder blocks placed on the outside of the run, I have them along the sidewalk at the front of my property and I plant dianthus in them, and although listed as an annual, they are self seeding and so far have come back every year.

Hope the diagram helps

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Cindy -

I'm gonna give ya BC, the little buff jap and Hoss so you can have another cochin to go with the one ya got left, and have the other two for adding to the flock. (is Lucy a bantam?)

If I want buff japs I'll just get some eggs from ya when they begin to lay.

Let me know if ya need any fence building help.

meri

 

[FrChuckW]

Meri,

I just realized something you said in an earlier post

don't know where my brain was when I was reading it.

You said you had a wood floor in the coop and deep litter and that might be the cause of a mold build up. When you clean out the coop and see that the wood floor is also showing signs of being damp, put some heat on it to dry out the wood, then cover the floor with a piece of linoleum. This will contain any moisture up in the litter and also help to prevent the wood from rotting and make future cleaning easier. Just a thought.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Yeah, I had thought about putting linoleum on the floor. I'd have to convince hubby that my chickens needed a new floor

and that might not be so easy. But maybe I can pick up a chunk at a auction or a yard sale or some such.

I suppose I could maybe paint it with Kilz and then cover with a heavy type paint to seal it. I might even have some Kilz around somewhere.

meri

 

[cthrash1]

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Thanks for the offer and I may take you up on it for BC so I can get more Bess's and Raouls and then I can give you some eggs if you still would like some when she starts to lay. Unless you just want to wait on them, you can keep the Jap because I have 3 more here...And by no means would I take Hoss away from you, he's is sooo attached to you. Only way would be if you had to find him a home. Our white one must've died trying to protect the Faverolle as he was laying right next to her. And both of my blue Silkies were next to each other too.
I may take you up on the offer of helping with the fence though. This one is going to be tougher than the chicken wire, although we do still have the fence puller/tightener thingy. We just hooked it to the back of the mower last time. Or I might have a fence company put it back up if it isn't too much anyway...I dunno.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Thanks for the offer and I may take you up on it for BC so I can get more Bess's and Raouls and then I can give you some eggs if you still would like some when she starts to lay. Unless you just want to wait on them, you can keep the Jap because I have 3 more here...And by no means would I take Hoss away from you, he's is sooo attached to you. Only way would be if you had to find him a home. Our white one must've died trying to protect the Faverolle as he was laying right next to her. And both of my blue Silkies were next to each other too.
I may take you up on the offer of helping with the fence though. This one is going to be tougher than the chicken wire, although we do still have the fence puller/tightener thingy. We just hooked it to the back of the mower last time. Or I might have a fence company put it back up if it isn't too much anyway...I dunno.

Ok, I'll keep good ol' Hoss

and the jap - you can have BC.

I've never done chain link fence before, but I figure I can at least help hold onto the fence while we're figuring out how to tighten it and attatch it

I hope Layne is feeling a bit better today - maybe having a holiday and family and PIE will help him a bit. Won't make up for his loss, I know, but it might make it seem a bit better.

My neighbor called today, and asked if I had any extra eggs to sell him. His wife stopped by yesterday and bought a dozen (they eat a lot of eggs) he had stopped by last weekend and bought two dozen. He said he's spreading the word, so I guess I'd better start getting the girls to laying (I average about 5 eggs a day out of 8 hens). The new babies I got and the orps will be laying good come spring, but heck, a few weeks ago I was throwing eggs out cause no one would come get the things. (I threw out 4 dozen eggs!!)

I offer them eggs for free, and they can't bother to come over to pick them up, I sell them a couple dozen, and they want more and more

go figure. I'm only charging a buck a dozen, maybe if I get a lot of customers I'll up it to 1.50 per, but as long as they bring their own container, I figure a buck a dozen is good enough. I don't figure I'll ever make any money off it, but helping to buy treats for the girls will make the chickens happy, anyway

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So, it's Thanksgiving, so I'm gonna try to ignore the whole being ticked at my step dad thing, and just enjoy the day. It's done, and I can't make it not be done, so I may as well just hope that he at least feels badly for doing it (even if he doesn't ever admit it) and maybe apologizes to God or to the people whose graves he drove over

This doesn't mean I'm not still disturbed by it, just means I'm gonna try to just forgive him for being ignorant and disrespectful.

that doesn't sound very charitable, I know, but it's the best I can do right now. With worrying for Cindy and Layne and being angry at him, I had a hard time falling to sleep last night.

It's a beautiful day, though, and I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and I hope you can all find something to be thankful for (even if life sort of sucks for ya right now).

Go outside, take a nice deep breath of that warm morning air and see how pretty it is and I hope for some Peace for all of you today

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time to go baste the turkey

Peace -
Meri

 

[Andora]

Cindy I'm so sorry about your birds. I would be infuriated and heartbroken. When we move to the country I am going to forever be worrying that my dogs will get out and do something like that to my flock or someone else's.

 

[estpr13]

Cindy... so sorry to hear about the loss of your birds. I had the same thing happen. It seems to suck the the life out of you.

It takes a while to get over the disbelief that it happend, then you get angry then you try to deal with what to do next. I still miss some of my birds that I had special interactions with. You cannot replace those. Each bird is unique. It hurts.

I am thankful that several of your birds were able to get away. If I can help in any way please let me know.