Minnesota!

[destiny_56085]

I think it's a great idea. Brings new life into a home during the dreary winter months.

Where do you keep them?

I use XL dog crates at first with heat lamps. It really holds the heat in and keeps the chicks toasty. Then they move on to XL guinea pig cages for the breeds that fly or just Rubbermaid totes on the silkies. Last year I had so many in at once I threw together refrigerator boxes in the basement and made condos for them. When they get old enough, they move out to the garage brooder pens and eventually out to the barn.

 

[scandiafowl]

On another forum - dude there has a confederate flag as an avatar and states he prefers white chickens over black.

*whew*

 

[scandiafowl]

If I wanted to collect ten eggs to hatch, where is the best place to store eggs while waiting for more to be laid?

 

[KlopKlop]

On another forum - dude there has a confederate flag as an avatar and states he prefers white chickens over black.

*whew*

That sounds like he is intentionally trying to offend people...

 

[KlopKlop]

If I wanted to collect ten eggs to hatch, where is the best place to store eggs while waiting for more to be laid?

Very carefully....
Hehehe

 

[KlopKlop]

Very carefully....
Hehehe

That's didn't even make sense.... I need to just shut it down for the day... I'm done....

 

[holm25]

My turkeys were breeding the other day and then yesterday we got an egg from a 6 month old turkey hen!!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Klop you could build Up one side of that 11 foot pen with a 2 x 6 x 12. Screw it to the framework on one side and create a slant for your tarp. That will give you a nice 6 inches to create a pitch so snow should slide off. Tarps are tough to deal with in the wind though. Maybe put lower side on prevailing wind side. Extra tight on the tie downs.

 

[KlopKlop]

Klop you could build Up one side of that 11 foot pen with a 2 x 6 x 12. Screw it to the framework on one side and create a slant for your tarp. That will give you a nice 6 inches to create a pitch so snow should slide off. Tarps are tough to deal with in the wind though. Maybe put lower side on prevailing wind side. Extra tight on the tie downs.

Here is a little paint drawing of how it is set up. I ran a length of 2x4s down the side of each shed screwing it to each stud. It was positioned so I could just squeeze a 2x4 standing the tall way between it and the eve. There is a end wall on both ends with a door on one end.

Unfortunately, I think this means there would be no way to make a slant for snow to run off. It would only leave me the option to use a roof rake to scrape it off when it got deep.

the peaks of the sheds run east/west so maybe it would stay blown off pretty well since most of the wind runs from west to east there. I didn't have much for snow accumulation on those roofs last year.

 

[KlopKlop]

And a chicken video that will surely improve your day. I could see Ralphie doing this with his CX hens to keep them in shape

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1393884640640985