Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[Bob's Henhouse]

Warden, Henhouse Bob better get his butt in gear and get another coop and Arizona room built then.

KathyinMo, yes, Jayne is a he. That was his name when I got him, I'm guessing he was named before his sexual orientation was determined.

 

[SteveH]

Bob's Henhouse :

Warden, Henhouse Bob better get his butt in gear and get another coop and Arizona room built then.

KathyinMo, yes, Jayne is a he. That was his name when I got him, I'm guessing he was named before his sexual orientation was determined.

Kinda reminds me of the old Johnny Cash classic : " How do you do ? My roo's name's Sue " .​

 

[kathyinmo]

Bob's Henhouse :

Warden, Henhouse Bob better get his butt in gear and get another coop and Arizona room built then.

Maybe Happy Chooks could help you out. Look at her coop building thread....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=374698​

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

SteveH, and that comparison is more accurate than you'd believe. "Rolling in the mud and the blood and the beer" The only thing missing was the beer when I tried to introduce him to the flock. Several got a little scratched up, but everyone is ok.

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

Kathyinmo, That's not too far off from what my coop looks like. I didn't build it up off the ground though, and didn't use breezeboards, but that's a good idea for the next one. Probably wouldn't hurt to pull a few the old coop and put in hardware cloth. I have an evap cooler for when it's hot or at least warmish, for cooling and fresh air, and a solar powered attic fan hooked up to a car battery to run off the panel during the day and battery at night for fresh air. There is a LOT of fine tuning I could/need to do on the coop. Plus finish trim, etc..

HappyChooks, Very nice coop. I just got a bit further down the page. Very nicely built. Mine is just thrown together. LOL Looks similar, but not the same.

 

[SteveH]

Bob's Henhouse :

SteveH, and that comparison is more accurate than you'd believe. "Rolling in the mud and the blood and the beer" The only thing missing was the beer when I tried to introduce him to the flock. Several got a little scratched up, but everyone is ok.

I recently went through that with a new addittion , and thought I was going to loose my new Ameraucana before he ever had a chance at reproducing for me . I really didn't think those Ameraucanas would tussle that bad .​

 

[kathyinmo]

I have several breeds. Of ALL of them, the ones I like the least are the Ameraucanas. I don't know why, no specifics, but I just don't really care if I have them or not.

*Hmmm, maybe it is because I am getting ZERO blue eggs at the moment.*

 

[SteveH]

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LOL
How old and what variety ?
Maybe you just need to explain to them you never eat eggs , you just want to incubate them

 

[kathyinmo]

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LOL
How old and what variety ?
Maybe you just need to explain to them you never eat eggs , you just want to incubate them

I have Blue and Black. 2 of them are old enough to lay, because they WERE laying ..... for about 3 weeks. Then I moved everyone around (stressing them, of course) into different pens. BUT, that has been over a month ago! There are 2 roos and 6 pullets in one pen. Is that a problem, ya think? The youngest ones are 7 months old.

I am telling you, dang crazy chickens get stressed over ANYTHING ! ! I just put new heated waterers in each pen, and this has now stressed them. My Gawd, what next??? I hate to even clean out their pens ..... because THAT stresses them, too! "OH no," they say, "don't make any changes at all !"

 

[SteveH]

Quote:
LOL
How old and what variety ?
Maybe you just need to explain to them you never eat eggs , you just want to incubate them

I have Blue and Black. 2 of them are old enough to lay, because they WERE laying ..... for about 3 weeks. Then I moved everyone around (stressing them, of course) into different pens. BUT, that has been over a month ago! There are 2 roos and 6 pullets in one pen. Is that a problem, ya think? The youngest ones are 7 months old.

I am telling you, dang crazy chickens get stressed over ANYTHING ! ! I just put new heated waterers in each pen, and this has now stressed them. My Gawd, what next???

My B/B/S have been slow to start laying , only one out of six at over six months , and not sure she continued as one of my EEs lays a blue egg also . Like you I moved them and their nest boxes and while some of the even older pullets in the other breeds are just getting started this week , the blues and greens slowed just a bit . I guess , compared to yours , I better not complain about mine .

Nite all , its been fun , and hope you all are doing good with the bators !