The Middle Tennessee Thread

[Wasson6Pack]

Finally, the sun is shining. YEAH!

Anyone out there interested in serama, Japanese bantams, or large crossbreeds?

I'm still looking for someone that has royal palm turkeys.

I have Royal Palm mixes because I didn't get a male in my order from Porter's. I have a Narragansett Tom over Royal Palm female if interested.

The place over East/ south east of Nashville had some last year. I find then on Facebook. Let me check.

 

[rjohns39]

Finally, the sun is shining. YEAH!

Anyone out there interested in serama, Japanese bantams, or large crossbreeds?

I'm still looking for someone that has royal palm turkeys.

I have RPs in the bator... Due in about a week.

 

[Wasson6Pack]

I have RPs in the bator...  Due in about a week.

I want some too, I need to find a make!

 

[rjohns39]

Won't know what I really have until the hatch. I'm hoping the Tom did his job. Got three RP hens and one Tom. Also Nari's, Bourbons, and spanish.

 

[RebekahTN]

If anybody wants to be added or updated let me know. This is the information I need.

RebekahTN - Middle TN - McMinnville

Bantam Cochins
Standard Cochins
Silkies
Easter Eggers/ Americanas
Sebastopol Geese (Coming Soon - 2018 Breeding season)

 

[DMRippy]

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Can you message that to me please. I will lose it here.

 

[chick-a- doodle]

But, this soggy weather does accomplish something. It gives us a chance to evaluate the drainage in our pens! Silver lining?

I need to do something about the path to the pens -- ugh. Thank goodness for mud boots.

Even though my run is on a slight slope, [below during construction phase, before tarp roof installed], I had issues with that many inches of rain over a short period of time. The upper part of the run was solid enough, but, the lower end was mush. Yes, evaluating the situation while mucking through the run was necessary!

Part of my solution was to add another 7.5' x 24" of grazing frames on each side of the run, totaling 15.5' on each side. The grazing frames act as a trench, and absorbs a lot of the rainwater. I also stomped in a bag of pea gravel at the Run Door, and put in a half-yard of brown sand.

Six feet of the run was, pre-flood, uncovered, so, I put a tarp over that after a few days of sun dried it out mostly. I realize gutters on the hen house and garage/shed would be of great help, but, I'm not sure that is going to happen anytime soon. The next big rain will tell the tale if my improvements have helped with drainage.

 

[BYC910]

Even though my run is on a slight slope, [below during construction phase, before tarp roof installed], I had issues with that many inches of rain over a short period of time. The upper part of the run was solid enough, but, the lower end was mush. Yes, evaluating the situation while mucking through the run was necessary!



Part of my solution was to add another 7.5' x 24" of grazing frames on each side of the run, totaling 15.5' on each side. The grazing frames act as a trench, and absorbs a lot of the rainwater. I also stomped in a bag of pea gravel at the Run Door, and put in a half-yard of brown sand.



Six feet of the run was, pre-flood, uncovered, so, I put a tarp over that after a few days of sun dried it out mostly. I realize gutters on the hen house and garage/shed would be of great help, but, I'm not sure that is going to happen anytime soon. The next big rain will tell the tale if my improvements have helped with drainage.

I like the way you built the run . Gives me an ideal for a simple quick green house . DW has me covering plants with sheets in the fall every year

 

[chick-a- doodle]

Yes, it is a plan that has been used for greenhouses! It would be very easy to cover with plastic!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Can't remember who wanted them, but I have some Silkie chicks... blues and blacks... no splash, and unfortunately the Paints aren't fertile yet... guess that boy needs to be taught which poof is which, lol...