Official Squatch Watchers

[Fishychix]

Good idea on moving the rod for Nunny.

I am not good.....I AM cheap. That hardware cloth is pricy....use it where it matters most.

You guessed my run size with out really knowing anything and with a bad picture. I call that pretty good
I keep reusing stuff until it falls apart. It’s earned me a reputation at work. So much so that at times I felt it necessary to clear the air and say I’m not a hoarder, I just like to reuse stuff. Trust me, I throw plenty of stuff out. Lol! Tried that with hubs but it didn’t work.

 

[21hens-incharge]

You guessed my run size with out really knowing anything and with a bad picture. I call that pretty good
I keep reusing stuff until it falls apart. It’s earned me a reputation at work. So much so that at times I felt it necessary to clear the air and say I’m not a hoarder, I just like to reuse stuff. Trust me, I throw plenty of stuff out. Lol! Tried that with hubs but it didn’t work.

I reuse everything I can too. The chicken wire that was my run roof is going on Bitty's new set up....that tiny coop was built 100% with scraps and her additions are being built with scraps....the siding scraps are from corner damaged siding bought at a steep discount.

Well....social distancing being 6' or 3 chickens apart and knowing how big chickens are....and yours being in the pic...I was able to deduce that if they were lined up on the short side of your run there would be room for one more......or that end is 8' because a chicken = 2 feet.




My son said I should have answered......

I am just really good at guessing....oh and your car lights were left on so I turned them off for you....you really should lock your car.

 

[Parront]

I found out if I mix the crumbles with water, the birds waste less. They do tend to mash it down, so I stir it up later in the day.

I do that with the rejected dust in the feeder after they eat the crumbles. Dump the dust in a flat roasting pan and add water to pie crust dough crumbles stage, they love it. I am sure that is why they eat the watered feed the next day after moving them.

 

[DanielE1990]

Hope everyone is doing well. I've just been trying to survive. Have 3 doctor appointments next week. Been in a lot of pain.

In other news I had a bear tare down and try to carry off my trashcan.

Bantams are moved outside and doing well.

62 quail eggs in the incubator.

Not sure how well the hatch will be though. This will be the third hatch in this incubator and I've worked on it several times, to try and get it functioning right but I still can't get it to heat evenly. I have zones that I can't hardly get to 99 and some at 102. I instilled the fan that the incubator called for thinking having the factory fan would help but so far it's not done a whole lot of good.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Had fun at the wedding. Left about 2.5 hours before it was over because the boys are exhausted (so are we). Glad we decided to not drive back tomorrow. We’re going to Trader Joe’s (something that doesn’t exist in WV) and visit with some relatives.

 

[CapricornFarm]

How big is too big for the holes in wire fencing? After doing a quick inventory of my stock, I realize I don’t have enough 1x2 welded wire and will have to use 2x4 welded wire. This is for their enclosed run (chicken jail ).

It should be ok for most predators. I used to put that on the outside and chicken wire on the inside. So there is a four inch gap between the layers of wire. Harder for coons to reach in and keeps the chickens from sleeping too close to the outside wire. Of course , I use hardware cloth along the bottom foot and for the skirt.

 

[Fishychix]

It should be ok for most predators. I used to put that on the outside and chicken wire on the inside. So there is a four inch gap between the layers of wire. Harder for coons to reach in and keeps the chickens from sleeping too close to the outside wire. Of course , I use hardware cloth along the bottom foot and for the skirt.

Ooh! Good idea. Thanks!

 

[Fishychix]

So we finally finished hanging the first layer of wire and saved the door for last. The handle fit great and the gatepost latch is just a touch too big. No biggie though, we put it up anyway. Everything looks great and ready for finishing touches tomorrow. Open the door to put up the girls ..... umm, hmmm, the door opens inward and the gatepost latch is on the outside.
Yup. Time to call it a night. But not before we take off the latch so we can let the girls in the coop.
I attached a pic of the latch for reference.

 

[Molpet]

So we finally finished hanging the first layer of wire and saved the door for last. The handle fit great and the gatepost latch is just a touch too big. No biggie though, we put it up anyway. Everything looks great and ready for finishing touches tomorrow. Open the door to put up the girls ..... umm, hmmm, the door opens inward and the gatepost latch is on the outside.
Yup. Time to call it a night. But not before we take off the latch so we can let the girls in the coop.
I attached a pic of the latch for reference.

That style can trap you inside

 

[21hens-incharge]

So we finally finished hanging the first layer of wire and saved the door for last. The handle fit great and the gatepost latch is just a touch too big. No biggie though, we put it up anyway. Everything looks great and ready for finishing touches tomorrow. Open the door to put up the girls ..... umm, hmmm, the door opens inward and the gatepost latch is on the outside.
Yup. Time to call it a night. But not before we take off the latch so we can let the girls in the coop.
I attached a pic of the latch for reference.

Pics of the door.

You want that opening OUT. If there is heavy snow you need to be able to clear it. If it is in the run that door won't open. Not to mention if you leave it opening inward guaranteed a sick hen will lay EXACTLY where she would get crushed, mangled, run over by opening a door inward.