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[roosterhavoc]

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Definitely a miniature warhorse.

 

[sdm111]

Nah if I were to have bantams which I'm not but if I did I like black rosecomb for some reason. I had some a long time ago

 

[YdogsflY]

That neck and beak look Asil for sure.

 

[roosterhavoc]

These muzzy phantoms fly fine out of the longbow too. couldn't get these to group very well with my compound at all.

 

[roosterhavoc]

@sdm111 been shooting that crossbow? Get broadheads for it yet?

 

[sdm111]

Yes and no

 

[doubleleft]

I chewed on it a bit today. Only an idiot would walk away from an opportunity like this.

Building some pens would not be an issue and I have room in the new sheep pasture.

The main issue I'm going to have is if they get out, they could fly over the pasture fence and go after the free range cocks. Hopefully, the only way they'ere gonna get out is when I'm messing with their pen and could get over and catch them before too much happens.

Also dubbing. I'll look around for someone who does it.

If you live in the south, I would build and keep my pens/chickens under shade trees.
You can easily put up 4ft X 8ft pens (8ft tall)with 2x4's and used or new metal roofing(in the south often called tin) around bottom sides (usual width of 3ft) making metal around bottom 3ft high, preventing predators from seeing and harassing your birds. I enclose 3ft of one end where roost and leave rest of pen open area covered with welded or poultry wire. I do put metal over feed & water area at the front door.
I have split the 2x4's for building pens, no need to build them like Ft Knox. I put nothing into the ground, I do overlap the metal on bottom framing by couple inches it will press into the ground(for security).
These pens can be made in panels of(Sides, top, back and front-entrance and easily put together. I also use the cheap privacy treated fence boards($1.39 each) for things like making front doors and a place for water placement off ground and room for at least two birds near the door for easy access watering and when needed feed in cups(i usually throw feed into the straw, hay or leaves(always keep straw or hay in pens for healthy birds are working birds.
You will never regret making these pens that can be used for brood pens, fly pens, holding and grow pens. Allways keep straw in them also horse manure from stable clean outs

 

[centrarchid]

This thread is looking like Facebook minus the Russian infiltrators,.....or maybe minus the Russian infiltrators. Interesting that many indicate distaste for Facebook yet do a lot to recreate their own little version here.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Because of the hunting related talk?

 

[roosterhavoc]

This thread is looking like Facebook minus the Russian infiltrators,.....or maybe minus the Russian infiltrators. Interesting that many indicate distaste for Facebook yet do a lot to recreate their own little version here.

It's all to keep you in other threads putting up 10 page stories about how a raccoon or a fox has killed your chickens.