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[highrolla1969]

Adjust got finished with it yesterday. I was really thankful to my step dad for all his time and help. We worked hard but we know I saved a small fortune

I mean we just not adjust lol silly phone

 

[Sylvester017]

lol we are ready to start our new coop, dh said he was going to build new one for our 2 year old chickens and then I had to clean out the old one and he is going to build a run for me so my peeps don't get like the old ones last winter in coop for so many day because of snow. they also will have the chicken yard, we can not free range, wish I could but we have a man next door who would shoot them as soon as he saw them out. the run will have fence under it then a board a friend is getting for us, then I may but some dirt on it and pine needles with pine shaveings and a little hey, the hey, pine shaveing and pine needles are what I have in thier coop and it works great, then dh said he is going to open the gate which will be in between both yards let chickens go to new yard on their own he want to see who is going to stay in new coop or go back to old one.

Probably the ones who have been using the old coop will continue using it since it is "home" to them. It's a shame you don't have a neighbor that likes chickens. So if your chickens are out it can only be in an enclosed run?

 

[Sylvester017]

Agreed.

The safety of our chickens is a high priority (along with their happiness and health) and I, for one, would never drop that priority from it's current height.

I supervise, free range my chickens at all times; if I am not out there, they are not out.

While tongue-in-cheek, I had no intention of detracting from the importance of chicken safety and it is not something that should be taken lightly in reality. While getting the safety message out to new chickeneers is vital, keeping chickens does not need to be all doom and gloom and we can have some fun with it

One Silkie has been on the brink of death so many times this past year but the vet keeps pulling her through. Every time I go in I think this time he'll put her down. But nope! She just keeps costing us money to keep pulling her through! I told my DH I wish she'd hurry up and just die already and he said "no, you don't mean that!" Well, no I didn't otherwise I wouldn't keep taking her to the vet, but you just sometimes can't help thinking such things even if it is tongue-in-cheek. Yes, chickens are fun, funny, therapeutic, and rewarding, but it is a responsibility beyond anything I imagined once we started backyarding. Our whole life, finances, and schedule are always with the girls in mind - even moreso than our dogs, cats, or indoor pet birds ever were.

 

[Sylvester017]

You have a perch in the pen yet your chickens do what ours do - sit on the door threshhold!

 

[bruceha2000]

One Silkie has been on the brink of death so many times this past year but the vet keeps pulling her through. Every time I go in I think this time he'll put her down. But nope! She just keeps costing us money to keep pulling her through! I told my DH I wish she'd hurry up and just die already and he said "no, you don't mean that!" Well, no I didn't otherwise I wouldn't keep taking her to the vet, but you just sometimes can't help thinking such things even if it is tongue-in-cheek. Yes, chickens are fun, funny, therapeutic, and rewarding, but it is a responsibility beyond anything I imagined once we started backyarding. Our whole life, finances, and schedule are always with the girls in mind - even moreso than our dogs, cats, or indoor pet birds ever were.

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I think Sylvester has you beat with all those vet bills Chickeelina! Of course you did say "in town" so unless you both live in Woodland Hills, you could still be right

Good thing it isn't about the eggs but the hobby.

You have a perch in the pen yet your chickens do what ours do - sit on the door threshhold!

Yeah, mine don't seem to have much desire to be off the ground EXCEPT at night when they are asleep.

Bruce

 

[bruceha2000]

Built this out of pallets and recycled materials. Total cost was $220. Size is 8x10 in the coop and 10x16 for the run. The chicks are now very happy

Super! You have to be in the running for nicest "cheap to build" coop and run.

 

[Bigwheel]

After much research and trying to be practical/dual purpose. I built the coop on site from scratch with my hord of leftover materials from past construction projects. Basically, the materials were taking up my real estate in my shop and needed the space.

 

[Bethel3330]

You have a perch in the pen yet your chickens do what ours do - sit on the door threshhold!

You betchya. The girls have a perch on the front side, but they often lay on the foundation looking out when they're stuck inside. That big perch our rooster uses throughout the day and especially first thing in the morning as he converses with a neighbor's rooster, telling him how awesome he is

 

[heartsizedfarm]

You betchya. The girls have a perch on the front side, but they often lay on the foundation looking out when they're stuck inside. That big perch our rooster uses throughout the day and especially first thing in the morning as he converses with a neighbor's rooster, telling him how awesome he is

Yeah I love rooster dialogue:

"I'm over here!"
"Well I'm over here!"
"Well I'm over here!"
"Still over here!"
"Me too!"

 

[iwiw60]

That is looking good!! Is there a secondary window on the other side?