Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[BullChick]

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

I'm sure I will "spend" some hours this weekend looking over the catalog and drooling. I have to be careful, because I know my hubby doesn't want too many more chickens. But I lost a few to predator attacks, so I have still have room, right? . I don't know if I'm ready to start a breeding project yet, maybe later next year... I'm still trying to get organized and adjusted to my new life in the woods. . My commute went from two minutes two 40-45 minutes each way.


Dennis, good luck today on your talk! I'm sure you will do great. I would come if I lived closer.

To get rare breeds, I have found that you must order well in advance. I am sending an order for bantam Ameraucanas this week. They won't arrive until Mar - May of 2017. Sandhill probably gets even more backed up and if I don't order this month for 2017, I may not get what I want (even ordering now is no guarantee).

So, if you want to start a breeding project next year, now is a good time to start planning. If a breed catches your fancy that is not available locally, you could easily become the local provider of that breed in 2018, but only if you can get stock in 2017. This is a business where you must plan 2 years ahead, and that is why most people don't bother with rare, heritage breeds unless someone has them locally in small quantities for the "impulse buyer". I guess I should be glad of that, it's what makes the business I'm running for my sister and brother-in-law work. Scarcity = higher prices.

Okay, I will mak a decision tomorrow and let you know. Maybe I can start some breeding...

Good morning MC!

@AnneInTheBurbs-Congrats on the new shed arriving! Your flock is going to be quite content in that thing!

Good morning MC!

[@=/u/237670/AnneInTheBurbs]@AnneInTheBurbs[/@]-Congrats on the new shed arriving! Your flock is going to be quite content in that thing!

Are you as jealous about the shed as I am?

Haha! Thanks ladies. I'm so excited to start working on it. One question for you guys. What would be a good semi water resistant (and cheap) cover to put on the floor? I'm just looking for a little bit of a barrier between the poop and the wood floor. I was thinking just chicken bags stapled down, or maybe felt roofing paper, since I have some of that too.

 

[BullChick]

Linoleum.

 

[fisherlady]

Linoleum.

@AnneInTheBurbs
Congratulations on the shed, I like the soft yellow color!

X2 on McC's suggestion of linoleum...we have it in ours and really like it.. you can often find remanenant pieces for relatively cheap, but make sure he get a sturdy piece, 'commercial quality ' is better and worth a few dollars extra.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Okay, I will mak a decision tomorrow and let you know. Maybe I can start some breeding...

Haha! Thanks ladies. I'm so excited to start working on it. One question for you guys. What would be a good semi water resistant (and cheap) cover to put on the floor? I'm just looking for a little bit of a barrier between the poop and the wood floor. I was thinking just chicken bags stapled down, or maybe felt roofing paper, since I have some of that too.

Linoleum.

@AnneInTheBurbs
Congratulations on the shed, I like the soft yellow color!

X2 on McC's suggestion of linoleum...we have it in ours and really like it.. you can often find remanenant pieces for relatively cheap, but make sure he get a sturdy piece, 'commercial quality ' is better and worth a few dollars extra.

X3. We put linoleum down in ours and definitely love it though I agree with fisherlady. We got the cheapest there was but I now wish we had a little thicker/sturdier.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Linoleum.

Linoleum.

@AnneInTheBurbs
Congratulations on the shed, I like the soft yellow color!

X2 on McC's suggestion of linoleum...we have it in ours and really like it.. you can often find remanenant pieces for relatively cheap, but make sure he get a sturdy piece, 'commercial quality ' is better and worth a few dollars extra.

Okay, I will mak a decision tomorrow and let you know. Maybe I can start some breeding...

Haha! Thanks ladies. I'm so excited to start working on it. One question for you guys. What would be a good semi water resistant (and cheap) cover to put on the floor? I'm just looking for a little bit of a barrier between the poop and the wood floor. I was thinking just chicken bags stapled down, or maybe felt roofing paper, since I have some of that too.

Linoleum.

@AnneInTheBurbs
Congratulations on the shed, I like the soft yellow color!

X2 on McC's suggestion of linoleum...we have it in ours and really like it.. you can often find remanenant pieces for relatively cheap, but make sure he get a sturdy piece, 'commercial quality ' is better and worth a few dollars extra.

X3. We put linoleum down in ours and definitely love it though I agree with fisherlady. We got the cheapest there was but I now wish we had a little thicker/sturdier.

Thanks guys. I found a roll of roofing felt at a barn sale today for $2. I tested it by splashing some water on it and it beaded right up. So I stapled that down and it seemed like it would do the job. But I had linoleum in my last coop, and I did love it. Maybe I will check out Ollies, they usually have it there pretty inexpensive. Fisherlady, where did you find commercial grade?

 

[dheltzel]

Thanks guys. I found a roll of roofing felt at a barn sale today for $2. I tested it by splashing some water on it and it beaded right up. So I stapled that down and it seemed like it would do the job. But I had linoleum in my last coop, and I did love it. Maybe I will check out Ollies, they usually have it there pretty inexpensive. Fisherlady, where did you find commercial grade?

I get mine from Lowes, they have a remnent area and the pieces there are half price, so you get the better quality for the price of the lowest quality.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Thanks guys. I found a roll of roofing felt at a barn sale today for $2. I tested it by splashing some water on it and it beaded right up. So I stapled that down and it seemed like it would do the job. But I had linoleum in my last coop, and I did love it. Maybe I will check out Ollies, they usually have it there pretty inexpensive. Fisherlady, where did you find commercial grade?

I get mine from Lowes, they have a remnent area and the pieces there are half price, so you get the better quality for the price of the lowest quality.

Awesome, thanks! I am looking over Sandhills catalog now....

 

[fisherlady]

Thanks guys. I found a roll of roofing felt at a barn sale today for $2. I tested it by splashing some water on it and it beaded right up. So I stapled that down and it seemed like it would do the job. But I had linoleum in my last coop, and I did love it. Maybe I will check out Ollies, they usually have it there pretty inexpensive. Fisherlady, where did you find commercial grade?

A local building supply plave had a left over from a commercial job...another piece I got from a flooring store, again left over from a commercial installation.

 

[dheltzel]

Awesome, thanks! I am looking over Sandhills catalog now....

If I had more space, I'd consider these:
Buff Catalana
Mille Fleur Leghorn
Exchequer Leghorn
Creme Brabanter
Spangled Russian Orloff
ans of course any of the Dorkings, as all of them are impossible to find locally