my 2 1/2 coops and im building another!! PIC HEAVY

[josh_bigler]

well i've been here on the site for a couple months but havent posted much so i thought i would post a few pictures of my two coops, i have a 4x8 and a 8x16 and a little chicken tractor for my chicks, in the next week i will be posting pictures of my new coop im building which is going to be an 8x24, can we say im addicted? ever since i retired out of the army this has been all i've been doing and i love it!


sorry about all of the shots i guess my camera lense was not open all the way

as you see i have a problem with flys i hate them

 

[chickflick]

Nice job!!

Chickens should be very happy in their homes...

 

[DawnSuiter]

Hi Josh

My what big chicken coops you have!

They look fantastic, and your still building more!??!! I admire your gusto!

Keep us posted

 

[chickiebaby]

Hey, thanks for serving, and so glad you have some peaceful poultry therapy going on now!

All looks great!

 

[josh_bigler]

thanks! yea i think this next coop im building will be the last one for awhile, i think anyways lol, right now i have 31 rhode iland reds, 26 hens and 5 roosters i raised from chicks, they are 3 1/2 months old now, i have 5 silkies, 12 buff orpingtons, just looking for a nice healthy rooster for them as we speak, i also have 2 leghorns, i love their eggs, they are huge, so i put in an order a week ago for 50 pullets of the white leghorns, thats why i have to build the 8x24 coop! what im doing is selling eggs and hatching chicks and selling when everything gets started, it'll be a little while, its a fun business and im not in it for the money, i just love doing it! --oh yea i have 2 mocovi hens and a drake too, and the two hens are laying on 26 eggs as we speak, i cant wait till they hatch,

 

[WestKnollAmy]

You sound as addicted as we are. Only we don't build as well as you do!
Cool coop and runs. I love it.
Wanna come build some at my farm? LOL We will never get everything built for all the different breeds we want. Oh well, I guess chickeneering is an on going process.

Thanks for serving. You deserve the best!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Nice coops and looks like your chickens are so happy

welcome!

 

[josh_bigler]

thanks for all of the comments, im kind of dreading about building the other one lol, but when its done im sure i will be happy, i was going to use something other than chicken wire around the runs because of racoons, but in the past 2 weeks my golden retriever has killed 3 of them, he's either really lucky he hasnt gotten hurt or a really good hunter? i've never seen the mean side to him, its always when im in bed when he does it lol, i need to think of something to keep black snakes out though! a week or two ago a black snake bit two of my hens, with a little care they are doing great and you cant even tell, but i dont think there is nothing i can do with them getting in!

 

[nccountrygirl]

At least you are finding Black Snakes, we are killing Copperheads in our run. Your coops look great, you have done a fabulous job and I'm sure your birds are very healthy and happy.

 

[Robin L]

Great coops! I cant wait to see the new one.
Thank you for the time you put in with the Army