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All birds sold there had to have avian influenza and NPIP paperwork,,all my purchased birds was kept in the garage in the boxes they came in for at least two days until I completed their pens,,All my birds looked great and from what little time I have been around them since they have been let loose,they all seem very used to people,very healthy,none was flighty or seemed to check for escape routes.I think in time UPS and Opie will be eating from my hand.
Brian,,I'm thinking of putting that purple w/e hen in with my charcoal male,,I also have a cameo w/e hen looking for a pen,,they may both go with my young silver pied male,,,which is the LAST pen I MUST build this spring,,I need a large pen for all my IB's to run in,,and a pied pen,,my charcoal pen wil stay up front on solid concrete.If anything wants to break in that pen,,they will need a jackhammer or dynamite.
I sold 3 IB males and 1 IB B/S male,,$50-$65 a piece,,I didn't need them and didn't want to make a stag pen,they needed a home.
The way Pea Palace East is shaping up,there will be 6 pens used this year for breeding,,Midnight B/S,,Opal B/S,,Bronze,Purple B/S,Pied,and India Blue with 3 diffrent IB males.I will make 3 more pens mainly to keep last years hatched birds and a pen for this summers hatch.This is getting rather drawn out and I hoped to have it done a week ago,but weather and unplanned issues ruined several great building days.Maybe I'm too meticulous,but I grind down every screw that sticks out thru the wood,,I constantly pick up things inside each pen,check and re-check everything.I know I have used 40 pounds of sheet metal screws so far and still need another 20 pounds to finish this side.And I still need to bury the chain link fence around the outside and install a hot wire along the outside to keep climbing vermin away.I want this setup to be impenetrable in the event I am not home for 2-3 days.
Brian,,I'm thinking of putting that purple w/e hen in with my charcoal male,,I also have a cameo w/e hen looking for a pen,,they may both go with my young silver pied male,,,which is the LAST pen I MUST build this spring,,I need a large pen for all my IB's to run in,,and a pied pen,,my charcoal pen wil stay up front on solid concrete.If anything wants to break in that pen,,they will need a jackhammer or dynamite.
I sold 3 IB males and 1 IB B/S male,,$50-$65 a piece,,I didn't need them and didn't want to make a stag pen,they needed a home.
The way Pea Palace East is shaping up,there will be 6 pens used this year for breeding,,Midnight B/S,,Opal B/S,,Bronze,Purple B/S,Pied,and India Blue with 3 diffrent IB males.I will make 3 more pens mainly to keep last years hatched birds and a pen for this summers hatch.This is getting rather drawn out and I hoped to have it done a week ago,but weather and unplanned issues ruined several great building days.Maybe I'm too meticulous,but I grind down every screw that sticks out thru the wood,,I constantly pick up things inside each pen,check and re-check everything.I know I have used 40 pounds of sheet metal screws so far and still need another 20 pounds to finish this side.And I still need to bury the chain link fence around the outside and install a hot wire along the outside to keep climbing vermin away.I want this setup to be impenetrable in the event I am not home for 2-3 days.
