Great Job! It's cute!Ok, here's the finished product. LOL I ended up using the pen we have for the bunnies and placing it around the coop, I'll use that for the run. However its not big enough as you can clearly see. So I'm going to buy another, attach it to that one so it'll be double that size and use the steaks I have to keep it sturdy.
I'm still short one nest box but I figured since I was able to make one hang on the outside of the coop, I have enough room inside to place another if need be. (This is only housing 3 silkies). I have a food dispenser hanging on the inside wall and I plan on buying a water dispenser I hang in one of the corners. I'll take inside pics when I'm done doing that part of it all.
Lap---its a process, figuring out which roos to keep. We had 7 and 19 pullets. One was killed by his brothers so we ate him. Put down the ring leaders a week later as they were mean to the girls and everyone else, then put down the serial rapists. The remaining two have become gentlemen, finding food for the ladies, protecting and watching over them, and doing their roosterly duties. You will figure out who to keep by watching them. Found a few of those eggs myself lately as my pullets are learning how to lay. They will get there eventually!Amish kids came and picked up the 2 EE roos. Didn't feel bad for Harry, he became mean to the other roo with him and would threaten any roos that came near the cage - wing drop, hackles out, feet stamping. I did feel bad for the other roo, Fezz.But roos don't lay eggs and he was more aggressive than necessary with the girls. Now down to 5 roos, 10 hens. Watched the chickers for awhile this morning. Both the GLW roos did wing drop and stamped their feet at a hen. They will be under close watch. Any funny business and they will be gone. I considered getting rid of them too, but they are good watchdogs for the flock and move a little faster than the big orp boy when there is a scuffle. And then there is the 2 Ancona boys.... they are too little to do much of anything.
And I found another crushed softshell egg today, this time in the nest box. So still have two that haven't gotten the process figured out yet. At least they are laying every day, right?
Definitely. I like to pick out late bloomers - give away all the chicks I can tell are roos at 4-5 weeks and let the surprise roos stay a while. They seem to be more 'henpecked' by the time they get older, lol. None of my roos that I have kept have been mean to humans or hen rapists - but alas, still have too many. My beautiful white Am will go to county boy (he will not shut up!! this boy crows 5x the amount of the others combined lol) and I'll bring the chantecler to the auction. So I'll just have my older EE roo and a naked neck roo.
\Amish kids came and picked up the 2 EE roos. Didn't feel bad for Harry, he became mean to the other roo with him and would threaten any roos that came near the cage - wing drop, hackles out, feet stamping. I did feel bad for the other roo, Fezz.But roos don't lay eggs and he was more aggressive than necessary with the girls. Now down to 5 roos, 10 hens. Watched the chickers for awhile this morning. Both the GLW roos did wing drop and stamped their feet at a hen. They will be under close watch. Any funny business and they will be gone. I considered getting rid of them too, but they are good watchdogs for the flock and move a little faster than the big orp boy when there is a scuffle. And then there is the 2 Ancona boys.... they are too little to do much of anything.
And I found another crushed softshell egg today, this time in the nest box. So still have two that haven't gotten the process figured out yet. At least they are laying every day, right?
The wing drop and dance are a mating thing you know. It's a message to the hen their interested. Gives them a chance to say yes and squat or no and take off.
