I've had the chicken bug for years, but it took a sudden decrease in employment for me to decide to jmp into it.
It had to be cheap,and mainly recycled goods
I started with a floor of printing pallets,which are more solid than regular pallets
I had friends over for a coop raising party
A second day of raising mainly finished it off
During this we had CHICKS
Having chicks growing large in a brooder focuses the mind wonderfully
The finished result
soon to be painted with psychedelic chickens to make it more groovy
Foodtv for cats
The whole thing cost 125$, the main costs being 2X4's,metal roofing and insulation,which I hadn't been planning on,but we decided to go for it.
Plywood,for sheathing,doors and windows all scavenged.The hardware cloth for the fence was a gift from a friend who had some left over from a dog run.Paint was a mistint from home Depot that happened to be a proposed future colour for my house,tho we think maybe it should be the trim now, too dark for the whole house
It has a lamp on a timer inside,with hanging food. I intend to buy a heated waterer,as I don't like the one i have,and might as well spend the extra 15$ on a heated one to save hauling water out every morning in midwinter
The girls are now 4 months old, all hens(yay) and should start laying in 4-8 weeks.
8 Black australorps
Edit:using DE and deep litter,after 2 months no odour
It had to be cheap,and mainly recycled goods
I started with a floor of printing pallets,which are more solid than regular pallets
I had friends over for a coop raising party
A second day of raising mainly finished it off
During this we had CHICKS
Having chicks growing large in a brooder focuses the mind wonderfully
The finished result
soon to be painted with psychedelic chickens to make it more groovy
Foodtv for cats
The whole thing cost 125$, the main costs being 2X4's,metal roofing and insulation,which I hadn't been planning on,but we decided to go for it.
Plywood,for sheathing,doors and windows all scavenged.The hardware cloth for the fence was a gift from a friend who had some left over from a dog run.Paint was a mistint from home Depot that happened to be a proposed future colour for my house,tho we think maybe it should be the trim now, too dark for the whole house
It has a lamp on a timer inside,with hanging food. I intend to buy a heated waterer,as I don't like the one i have,and might as well spend the extra 15$ on a heated one to save hauling water out every morning in midwinter
The girls are now 4 months old, all hens(yay) and should start laying in 4-8 weeks.
8 Black australorps
Edit:using DE and deep litter,after 2 months no odour
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