- Apr 24, 2012
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Hello! I will soon be full of stupid questions, so I best introduce myself so you know what name to grumble.
I'm Betsy, I'm married to Mike who will be the coop questioner. We've been together for 12 years, married for 9. We have delightfully rowdy little boys who I homeschool.
We are on 2.3 acres and raise meat bunnies, but never considered chickens. Well, our neighbor moved out and left the chickens behind.
Not sure what they are. 8 are all feathers I swear. 3 are popcorn colored and shaped like a popcorn bowl. 4 are not so bowl looking and are white but their feathers have been outlined in black marker. 2 are smaller with black and white striped feathers. 2 are hugely tall black hens. 1 is popcan sized and she's the boss of all. And the only two roosters are the feathery fluff type.
Right now, they have Mike's tool shed, his tools are now taking over the playroom. So not only the crowded chickens want Mike to build a roomy coop. The shed is 10' by 14' and we attached two dog runs to that so they have a tiny bit of grass to enjoy.
They are getting a octagonal coop, Mike found a great metal roof from a gazebo, so we are building to fit.
Right now, Mike has gotten the legs set in concrete and the floor is framed and has hardware Goth screwed to the bottom and he started cutting the top parts. I think that's done, we just need to get it in place. He's going to build the walls first, then hopefully this weekend with the bribe of homemade pizza and lasagna plus adult beverages after building is done, there will be 16 strong men to put everything in place outside of the garage.
This coop is huge. But this is how Mike wants it, so since I don't have to do the work, I refuse to complain.
Now if I can figure out the types of chickens we have and convince the boys that the chickens don't need treats every 4 minutes, we'll be going.
Betsy
I'm Betsy, I'm married to Mike who will be the coop questioner. We've been together for 12 years, married for 9. We have delightfully rowdy little boys who I homeschool.
We are on 2.3 acres and raise meat bunnies, but never considered chickens. Well, our neighbor moved out and left the chickens behind.
Not sure what they are. 8 are all feathers I swear. 3 are popcorn colored and shaped like a popcorn bowl. 4 are not so bowl looking and are white but their feathers have been outlined in black marker. 2 are smaller with black and white striped feathers. 2 are hugely tall black hens. 1 is popcan sized and she's the boss of all. And the only two roosters are the feathery fluff type.
Right now, they have Mike's tool shed, his tools are now taking over the playroom. So not only the crowded chickens want Mike to build a roomy coop. The shed is 10' by 14' and we attached two dog runs to that so they have a tiny bit of grass to enjoy.
They are getting a octagonal coop, Mike found a great metal roof from a gazebo, so we are building to fit.
Right now, Mike has gotten the legs set in concrete and the floor is framed and has hardware Goth screwed to the bottom and he started cutting the top parts. I think that's done, we just need to get it in place. He's going to build the walls first, then hopefully this weekend with the bribe of homemade pizza and lasagna plus adult beverages after building is done, there will be 16 strong men to put everything in place outside of the garage.
This coop is huge. But this is how Mike wants it, so since I don't have to do the work, I refuse to complain.
Now if I can figure out the types of chickens we have and convince the boys that the chickens don't need treats every 4 minutes, we'll be going.
Betsy
