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3riverschick said:
LisaYolkUm said:
 


I like my current one yet its just wont be big enough for more chickens..............
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BTW, I love the pronunciation of your  handle. Yolkum,  :gig  Well if you have large fowl you need 10 sq. ft. per bird in the run and 4 sq. ft. inside the coop. 1/2 that for bantams.  Bantams are a great idea in the burbs. More fowl for your space and many of the breeds have them. If you raise your house 2 ft. off the ground, you can count the area underneath in your run and it really reduces the size of the run. Plus, if you staple some of the translucent plastic carpet runner/protector (Lowes) to the 3 walls, you have a foul weather hideout/scratching shed for the birds under the coop. I have mine that way and looks nice for the neighbors.  It's a nice place t put a dusting box where it won't get wet. Why do you need hardware cloth? Won't chicken wire do?
 Best,
 Karen
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Chicken wire won't keep a dog or coon out.

Personally, I go with more room in the run & less in the coop. I have found that the birds stay warmer in inclement weather if they have a smaller space for their bodies to warm. I make sure there is plenty of ventilation & try to have windows that open (hardware cloth on inside) for hot days/nights. I make sure my run has shade or a tarp for weather & sun protection in at least part of it. The coop door is open all day so the birds can come & go as they please. The space under a raised coop works well for weather protection, but make sure you can get under easily. Birds like to hide under there.
 
grandpaw roo said:
Just a heads up for those expanding or just getting started.The Mud Sales are starting here in Lanc. co. in Feb.Often they have brand new Amish built coop of various sizes.

http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/amish-mud-sales.asp
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that is awesome!! Thanks for the site!!!....looking to be down that way in Feb...so maybe we could do a little "mud"walk!!
 
Brittany7 said:
They are doing good...Mommy is spending less and less time with them now...So I am becoming momma too! They are getting teeth so I dont blame her! But everyone is doing good!!!


This little girl is my favorite....I want to keep her.
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OMGosh Brittany..they are so cute!!! She is beautiful...it will be hard to let any go, i know for me it would!! hahaha...love dogs!! I like the solid dark one at the bottom & the "pink" one w/ spots on the nose, who am i kidding.i like them all!!....Staying with the smaller ones has really helped me a lot...little easier to care for & control.
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Well, the girls have been busy today, 18 eggs so far, and 2 girls stilt in boxes. Our May and June pallets are getting into the swing of it for sure.... but can anyone say "OUCH"!! Found this amongst the regular eggs today...





It measures just over 3 inches long and 6 inches around, weighs just over 4 oz. I know a lot of breeds lay extra large eggs, and we have some nice size layers, but this one had to hurt! LOL
 
LittleMissPurdy said:
OMGosh Brittany..they are so cute!!! She is beautiful...it will be hard to let any go, i know for me it would!! hahaha...love dogs!! I like the solid dark one at the bottom & the "pink" one w/ spots on the nose, who am i kidding.i like them all!!....Staying with the smaller ones has really helped me a lot...little easier to care for & control.
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Both my white ones are getting more spots and color on them as they age! And they are all cute! Dont think i could afford to feed all 11 of them tho! I know I am going to be sad but all of the ones that have homes are freinds of friends or family friends. So we will get to visit and see them still. And with FB and all other soical sites it will be easy to keep intouch with everyone! And believe it or not. Our dane is easier to care for and control. She listens better and has more manners than our little mutt does. Both were raised the sameway.
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They are a great breed. I will probably always have one. Just wished they lived longer.
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Question for anyone..... has anyone used the food dye trick to identify who lays which eggs? Does it work well, or at all? We have 24 layers, 9 of which just started recently and I am trying to figure out which are laying which colors/sizes. I am getting some I would call pink, and some which are a darker brown than my original layers (though their color may have darkened since their first molt?) I really don't want to separate them to find out, though I could for a day or so if I really had to. I don't think that would help figure out their rates of lay though, since they would probably change for a few days if I caged them, so I wouldn't get an accurate rate, anyways.

If not the food dye on the vent trick, has anyone found another trick to help figure it out?
 
fisherlady said:
Question for anyone..... has anyone used the food dye trick to identify who lays which eggs? Does it work well, or at all? We have 24 layers, 9 of which just started recently and I am trying to figure out which are laying which colors/sizes. I am getting some I would call pink, and some which are a darker brown than my original layers (though their color may have darkened since their first molt?) I really don't want to separate them to find out, though I could for a day or so if I really had to. I don't think that would help figure out their rates of lay though, since they would probably change for a few days if I caged them, so I wouldn't get an accurate rate, anyways.

If not the food dye on the vent trick, has anyone found another trick to help figure it out?
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I would be interested in this to! My 2 Orphingtons are laying their eggs are a pinkish light brown and large. And I have a Silkie, Sutlan, and SLW/Polish mix I think all not sure what she is but all are hens. Every couple days a get a small smooth white egg. I am not sure who is laying it. If its my silkie I would like to try and hatch some of them as my rooster is a silkie.
 

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