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AnneInTheBurbs said:
So over the weekend, purchased some lumber to frame out my run. It's going to be a big run, haha! I am trying to keep costs relatively low, so I used cedar 2x4s on the top and bottom, where it would be in constant contact with water potentially. I then used cheap 2x3s that are supposed to be used as internal studs. I figure if I paint them, they will hold up better, and I don't need them to support weight or last 30 years. Hopefully it will work out. Making the frames was not hard to do, until I ran out of wood. Then the hard part was admitting to my hubby that I needed more money for more wood... Back to Lowes...!
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anne:

I used PT landscape ties for all verticals, then 2x4 PT to tie the verticals....then finished with 2x2 (really 1.25x1.25)...to attach wire to....my two cents,..
 
kie4 said:
I'm still learning about all the different breeds out there. There are some we'd love to have in our flock. Like the Euskal Oiloa. Does anyone have any experience with this breed? I saw them on @dhentzel's Sandhill catalog. Understandably the personalities of chickens vary from bird to bird, however the descriptions I've found on the internet say it's the friendliest chicken breed. Completely unaffraid of humans and like to jump up. My kids would love a super friendly chicken like that and if we have a chance we'll get a couple.

Also with all the sad news on PA Unite recently, it doesn't hurt to have one or two backups.
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I had a basque junior roo awhile back....he was stunningly beautiful....but really wasn't happy in a pen or being second fiddle, and wasn't friendly at all....I re-homed him to a friend in New Holland...
 
gonehencrazy said:
Chickens are so fragile. Dad put an end to Rosie's suffering. And then today a neighbor up the hill got a new rescue yesterday who got out and killed one of my remaining two Leghorns. The neighbor was really apologetic and offered my dad $50. My dad turned it down. Chicken shouldn't have been out of the fence (they both keep getting out over the fence where it's lower by the coop). Plus my dog has been guilty of killing his fair share of other people's chickens.
So now down to 12 girls....for now
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So sorry.



I love your photos. I was driving to NY today, and noticed the trees are so beautifully colored. The finger lakes look amazing this time of the year.[/quote]

Thank you, Miss.. :D


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GM all:

Anyone else getting the urge to get more chicks???
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maybe...:D
I'm still learning about all the different breeds out there. There are some we'd love to have in our flock. Like the Euskal Oiloa. Does anyone have any experience with this breed? I saw them on @dhentzel's Sandhill catalog. Understandably the personalities of chickens vary from bird to bird, however the descriptions I've found on the internet say it's the friendliest chicken breed. Completely unaffraid of humans and like to jump up. My kids would love a super friendly chicken like that and if we have a chance we'll get a couple. 

Also with all the sad news on PA Unite recently, it doesn't hurt to have one or two backups.
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I don't know about that breed, but friendly chickens are always a plus.
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AnneInTheBurbs said:
I'll be taking bets on how long the incubator stays off... I give it a month.
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LOL.
The last hatch was 9/16. I moved the last 3 chicks from my garage to the farm yesterday. My house is now poultry-free, at least for a little while.
This is the time to give attention to rebuilding the big incubator and hatcher. Whenever that is done, I will probably need to run a test batch through.
 
kie4 said:
I'm still learning about all the different breeds out there. There are some we'd love to have in our flock. Like the Euskal Oiloa. Does anyone have any experience with this breed? I saw them on @dhentzel's Sandhill catalog. Understandably the personalities of chickens vary from bird to bird, however the descriptions I've found on the internet say it's the friendliest chicken breed. Completely unaffraid of humans and like to jump up. My kids would love a super friendly chicken like that and if we have a chance we'll get a couple.

Also with all the sad news on PA Unite recently, it doesn't hurt to have one or two backups.
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Keep in mind that is the friendliest breed they have at Sandhill, not the friendliest all around. The friendliest of my breeds are the bantams -- Ameraucanas, Cochins, Silkies. Not all bantams are that friendly, but those breeds tend to be. Among the large fowl, I would five the friendliest award to the Jill Rees Cream Legbar pullets. Just the pullets, the roos can be skittish and/or aggressive. There are individuals of other breeds, I have a couple of Amerauncana roos that defy the rule and are quite friendly.

But every chicken pales in comparison to a turkey in this competition. Even mentioning turkeys is just not fair to the chickens, IMO.


 
dheltzel said:
Keep in mind that is the friendliest breed they have at Sandhill, not the friendliest all around. The friendliest of my breeds are the bantams -- Ameraucanas, Cochins, Silkies. Not all bantams are that friendly, but those breeds tend to be. Among the large fowl, I would five the friendliest award to the Jill Rees Cream Legbar pullets. Just the pullets, the roos can be skittish and/or aggressive. There are individuals of other breeds, I have a couple of Amerauncana roos that defy the rule and are quite friendly.

But every chicken pales in comparison to a turkey in this competition. Even mentioning turkeys is just not fair to the chickens, IMO.


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Hi @dheltzel , did we get a Jill Rees from you? Or was it another kind? The Welbar and CCL are doing well and plucked up the courage to leave the run yesterday. They are still very friendly at 8 weeks old and don't try to run away when we pick them up. They have been handled a lot by all of us.
 
kie4 said:
Hi @dheltzel , did we get a Jill Rees from you? Or was it another kind? The Welbar and CCL are doing well and plucked up the courage to leave the run yesterday. They are still very friendly at 8 weeks old and don't try to run away when we pick them up. They have been handled a lot by all of us.
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You got them late in the season, so they are probably pure Jill Rees. The other "strain" I was selling earlier in the year were 50% Rees (roo was pure JR, pullets were not). I think you will find all of them will remain very friendly. The age they are now is the most "skittish" stage for chicks, if anything they will get even calmer as they get older.
 
dheltzel said:
You got them late in the season, so they are probably pure Jill Rees. The other "strain" I was selling earlier in the year were 50% Rees (roo was pure JR, pullets were not). I think you will find all of them will remain very friendly. The age they are now is the most "skittish" stage for chicks, if anything they will get even calmer as they get older.
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@dheltzel , thanks that's great to hear! 4 out of our 7 are very friendly then :)
 
Do any of you have problems with Turkey Vultures? I see them all the time swooping around, and I had thought they were hawks before my neighbor corrected me. They have not swooped down at all on my chickens, and I have read that they prefer carrion and rarely eat live prey. I wonder if there are less hawks because of them? They are beautiful when they fly!
 

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