My new silkie coop is here!

[The Sheriff]

It arrived last night and was set on the pressure treated lumber foundation I built. I don't have my pictures up yet but my builder just put a listing for the coop on Craigslist. I originally saw the Saltbox Coop on MPC but it was small and not available yet so I asked my builder to do something like it for me. I liked the slant because I have goats and they will slide right off if they even try to get up on it. He realized after buildng mine that he charged me way to little! But, hey, I am a repeat customer. You can see it here and I will be posting pics as well today. The first picture is of the coop in my yard after a late night delivery last night. I absolutely love it and my 3 little silkies are going to be crazy about it. Oh, nevermind, they were crazy before I ordered it.

You can see it here: http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/1613732692.html
Mary

 

[ChickenCrazed]

Adorable Mary...I want to see a picture of yours with your babies in it!...Very nice!

~Laura

 

[SuziQ991]

Wow! I love it

 

[jeremy]

That is too cute! I just ordered 4 hatchery Silkies and am going to have to modify my coop plans a bit, I head they need different types of roosts?

How many Silkies do you have, do you have any pointers for first time Silkie owners?

 

[Carpe DiHen]

Nice coop, I know you've been looking around.

I think it's perfect!

(Be sure to quit looking now...I've made that mistake...

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[The Sheriff]

I only have three silkies, ugly little hatchery birds from MPC but that is what I wanted. I live in a hawk zone so I didn't want the big hair that impedes their vision. "Run, Silky Run." My girls sleep in a pile in one of the nest boxes. They have zero interest in roosting so I didn't even have roost put in. If I need one later I can always add one. Originally I was just going to place it directly on the ground because the bottom is covered with hardware cloth. Then I decided to make a pressure treated foundation for it. DH said it would take a lot of sand to build it up to a few inches above the hardware cloth so I covered the foundation with exterior grade plywood. I just bought six bags os sand so I'll see how that goes. I had a 6x6 inch pop door built in the big outside door so I can let them out to freerange during the day under supervision. I made it that small to keep the goats and the big girls OUT. The little dwarf Nigerian goats can, and do, squeeze through a tiny opening.


Robert covered the window with hardware cloth and then window screen. It is just screaming for a window box I think. Will have to make due with plastic flowers because of the aforementioned goats.

Better get back to work. Pics to come, weather permitting.

Mary

 

[jeremy]

A pile of Silkies...

L0L I just ordered 4 st. run from MMcM. I'm hoping for at least 2 pullets. I couldn't fathom paying the amount that MPC wanted for sexed Silkies. ACK!

The roos will just have to go!

 

[The Sheriff]

I ordered females from MPC. I only wanted three so I sold the duplicate blue one and a freaky buff. I am starting to think the partridge may be a boy though. They are 5 months old now.

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[jeremy]

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He hasn't crowed at all in 5 months? What colors do you have now, blue and partridge? I ordered 4 white.

 

[chickeydee]

Very nice coop . I love to see your silkies .