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[Mojo Chick'n]

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Very nice

you do know, however, that one coop is NOT gonna be enough

I had one coop - just wanted a few hens for eggs.....

I now have four coops, a waterfowl pen - 20-some ducks, three geese and about 200+ chickens.

it's addictive.

Oh, and you'll be wanting an Incubator for Christmas

have fun with your new flock

meri

heehee......I already want an incubator. I also secretly figured out that the run can be added on to and maybe a coop on the other side of it. Hubby just doesn't know my plans yet

He has to be eased into things. lol

yep, I know the "add onto" deal -
"but honey, it would be so easy, you already have One Whole Wall!"

and if possible - free range, then you can have more in the coop if they are only sleeping in there

mine go out all year round, rain, shine, wind, snow, etc... so keeping them in for inclement weather is next to impossible - I think I made them stay inside one entire day last winter - and they pouted for days - even after I let them out the next day.

eta - I also started out with one incubator

now I have three, and plan to buy another before spring.

meri

 

[estpr13]

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Chicken coop?...Wow... can I come and live with your chickens? Your coop looks better than my house and is about as large...

Nice coop!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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yeah, too bad that I forgot I had the air horn until after I slammed the phone down in their ear today. I got it out and put it next to the phone, now.

and yes, I have a cordless, but I also have a corded phone (for power outages and to slam the phone in someone's ear if necesary

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gee, is it evil of me to wish they would call back, now?


meri

 

[moonflowers]

Mojo Chick'n :

Ok, so how many of you have answered the phone and heard....

"Hello, my name is Blah Blah and I'm calling because you requested information on debt relief..." and they DO NOT STOP talking - even when you say No, you didn't request information, don't call here again, etc....

These Jacka$$es call me at least twice a week.

I have a solution... not sure if it's legal but screw em, I'm gonna do it anyway.

Since they won't listen to what I say, and won't stop talking... well, I went to my trusty Walmart and got me an Air Horn.

Next time those idiots call me, they're gonna get it, right in the ear.

We'll see if they're so quick to call here again.

gggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


eta -- if ya want one for yourself, they're by the party supplies and only cost a couple bucks

it's a little yellow and red can.

Meri

I LOVE it!!! My only problem is that the one who calls me is a recording. "Hello, my name is Roger Thompson, please call..." It wouldn't do any good to blow an air horn in their ear unless I called the number and then did it. They have slowed down a bit though. For awhile they were calling AT LEAST once a day. And I am not exaggerating. My poor husband works 3rd shift so he sleeps during the day and they kept waking him up. Now the calls have gone down to once or twice a week so we feel relief! But I hope you manage to get a few with that trick! hehehehe.​

 

[moonflowers]

Wow, I was just telling my husband your airhorn idea and apparently he has already thought of a solution for us. He said he's going to hook up the phone through his computer and make people hit the number 1 before the call is actually sent to our phone. That way no automated calls will be able to get through. Very clever!

 

[FrChuckW]

I GOT BABIES!!!!!!!! My silkies have hatched!!!!! Checked today while feeding and both hens were in the nest hut, and I saw a broken eggshell. Looked closer and there was these two little beady eyes peering at me from under one of the hens.

 

[moonflowers]

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Yay!! Congrats! How exciting!

 

[cthrash1]

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Woohoo!!! Congrats!!!! Have fun!

ETA: Pics to follow?

 

[cthrash1]

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That's a really nice coop/pen!! Mine looks like a shack built under a leanto... Your chickies are precious!!!

ETA: Just noticed the black chickie is probably actually a black sexlink girlie with those brown feathers mixed in, instead of Australorp as Australorp are solid black with a sheen and no color variation...Bet she is a sweetheart I've heard the sexlinks are nice calm natured girls. Meri had some BAs though if you were wanting one, don't know if she still does or not.
Take care, and congrats on your new coop and chickies, Cindy

 

[kygal]

Mojo Chick'n :

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heehee......I already want an incubator. I also secretly figured out that the run can be added on to and maybe a coop on the other side of it. Hubby just doesn't know my plans yet

He has to be eased into things. lol

yep, I know the "add onto" deal -
"but honey, it would be so easy, you already have One Whole Wall!"

and if possible - free range, then you can have more in the coop if they are only sleeping in there

mine go out all year round, rain, shine, wind, snow, etc... so keeping them in for inclement weather is next to impossible - I think I made them stay inside one entire day last winter - and they pouted for days - even after I let them out the next day.

eta - I also started out with one incubator

now I have three, and plan to buy another before spring.

meri​

I'm glad I'm not the only one who realizes the value of already having a whole wall!

I can't free range around here, too many dogs, possums, raccoons and critters. The guineas are gonna just go as they please, but that's b/c they're on tick control duty.