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MissyDCPC, sorry to her that you're frazzled and harried. I've been wondering how you were doing. Check back in when you can. BirdsbyGavin's scovies are 2 of the ones you picked up for me, BTW.

Birds by Gavin, I'm glad you're happy with the scovies. My big scovie male with the white head is Elvis, too. Gavin is a cool little kid and he (and you) are welcome any time. Hubby said it was really funny - Gavin kept trying to hide from him when he mowed past him.

Lisa Yolkum, I'd say that it's important to keep enough ventilation in your coop in winter that there isn't a big moisture build up. Moisture is what causes frostbitten toes and combs. Mine sleep in open kennel runs year round. The only time I have trouble with frostbite is when the bedding gets too wet and humidity is high.
 
wingstone said:
I really need to get one of those GPS thingy's so I can go visiting people,,,,,I get lost at the en d of my driveway, so travel is limited.
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You sound like me. I won't drive anywhere because of it. I litterally got lost in a parking lot, couldn't find my way out of the parking lot. My friends were there and started to wave me in the right direction. >.< I have panic attacks if I have to drive somewhere I don't know. I just can't drive, too stressful for me. I have one of those GPS thingies and being in PA it sends me to the wrong places. At least it will get me home!
 
LisaYolkUm said:
not sure about your roof question......................just wanted to say I like your coop! looking good!

do you have pictures of the interior?

what are your plans for a run or free range?
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I posted some pics earlier in the thread. Gonna have to try to take some more now that the coop has seen some use.

Right now the girls free range our yard. Unfortunately, this isn't a long term possibility since the girls can fit through some of the fence sections (4"x4" cattle panel) and have decided that grazing the Neighbor's yard is a tasty thing to do.

The coop is already right next to our compost pile, and for our run we plan to enclose the pile, the area behind and below the coop, the fig tree you see in the background, and the large pile of left-over fill dirt next to the tree. Long term, I'm planning on building a set of day tractors to fit our raised beds (not pictured) which we can walk over to the fenced garden area to put the girls to work in the spring and the fall.

When we first got the girls, our intent was to have working animals of a sort. I intended to have eggs to harvest, and to put them to work turning over the compost pile and clearing beds/paths. They're doing an outstanding job at all of these tasks. When I pen them in an area, they tear it up as expected; and have of late shredded our compost pile into teeny little bits.

What we hadn't counted on was the entertainment these girls have provided. They're just plain fun to watch and now I've grown quite attached to these funny little creatures. I'm not really looking forward to locking them up in a run. I know it's better for them than being in the coop all day, and safer than just wandering the yard while I'm not home, but I feel bad locking them in.

That said, we'll build it this fall. I've already had two of the three black langshans I came home with disappear, and now there's a boa constrictor on the loose in our neighborhood. I've seen foxes in the park across the street and raccoons in our cans (and sometimes in our sunroom!) so it's an unpleasant must.
 
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Your thing says York? Is the horse farm like public? Anyone can pay and come rid or just private? I would love to start riding again its been a few years for me to...I would love to get a horse but we dont have the land or money to at the moment. and just moving to this area with in the last year i havent figured out everything thats around me yet or were to go to do certain things!
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Once i start there ( Wednesday or Thursday) and get a feel for things i will be able to tell you more. I do know she gives private lessons, just don't know when shegivesdes it yet.
 
Eric T said:
I'm not sure if they're production RIR or not. I got them from my local feed store who said they were RIR. They advertise them as RIR not sexlinks though.
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Okay, that means they are production reds. They will lay sooner then a heritage RIR. They will probably be spent by there 3rd laying season. They will lay exceptionally well the first year, taper off the 2nd, and you'd be lucky to get an egg in the 3rd.
 
You probably didn't see, but I posted a thread in the Egglaying section of the forum about our nest box dilemma.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/815479/post-your-most-original-nesting-box-es#post_11844734

I built a new nest box, and painted them both. My dad had the cutest mint green paint that he was gonna throw out, and there was just a TINY bit left. I wanted a little bit if color in my coop. So this was my project yesterday...

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It looks more blue in the picture than it really is! It looks a pastel, mint green in real life.
 
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chippysmom327 said:
You probably didn't see, but I posted a thread in the Egglaying section of the forum about our nest box dilemma.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/815479/post-your-most-original-nesting-box-es#post_11844734

I built a new nest box, and painted them both. My dad had the cutest mint green paint that he was gonna throw out, and there was just a TINY bit left. I wanted a little bit if color in my coop. So this was my project yesterday...



It looks more blue in the picture than it really is! It looks a pastel, mint green in real life.
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That is a gorgeous nest box.
 

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