The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

Thanks Dawn!

I forgot to say, I plan on getting 5 chickens so the size should work.

Blooie's coop is unique...just like her

 

[JaeG]

That's one cute coop! Can't wait to see photos of your new chickens, when you get them.

It's bucketing down here and has been since yesterday afternoon. Cyclone Debbie still has some rain left in her! She's hit the whole of the North Island. It's supposed to be windy today too. I had to move my silly silkie. She's broody, has been for ages, but she's made herself a nest out in the run, which has a roof, but she was getting wet yesterday afternoon. So I had to climb in (its a low run) the drag her out nest and all and shut her in the coop. There were 3 old quail males living with them but I moved them as they stay down in the lower run which is on the ground and there was a lot of water going straight through that run.

It's 4.45am so still dark. I'm hoping all my nestboxes in the aviary aren't soaked too, but I'll have to wait for daylight before I pull on my soaking wet boots, put on my wet raincoat, and go see how the backyard and aviary looks.

 

[N F C]

J, hope you're not totally soaked by the time everything is checked out. When do you think you might get some sun to help dry things out?

Hey, congrats on the Picture of the Week with your baby quail!

 

[JaeG]

Hopefully this will have mostly passed by tomorrow. Looks like the temperature will be cooling a little too, which will help everyone get a good night's sleep. We've had two rather tired, grumpy children living here! My son sounds like he's up already.

 

[Blooie]

That's about as cute as they come. Only thing that could possibly add too it would be Blooie's run! That lattice just tickles me!

Thanks Dawn!

I forgot to say, I plan on getting 5 chickens so the size should work.

Blooie's coop is unique...just like her

Aww, you are both too kind.....at least I think Debby was being kind......were ya, Debby?

That coop is really cute, but in your area you'll really need to focus on the predator protection, which he (the builder) says he didn't worry too much about. You'll have a hodge podge of just about everything.....And I think a run like mine would be cute...kinda like Dutch Cottage meets Hobbit!

That's one cute coop! Can't wait to see photos of your new chickens, when you get them.

It's bucketing down here and has been since yesterday afternoon. Cyclone Debbie still has some rain left in her! She's hit the whole of the North Island. It's supposed to be windy today too. I had to move my silly silkie. She's broody, has been for ages, but she's made herself a nest out in the run, which has a roof, but she was getting wet yesterday afternoon. So I had to climb in (its a low run) the drag her out nest and all and shut her in the coop. There were 3 old quail males living with them but I moved them as they stay down in the lower run which is on the ground and there was a lot of water going straight through that run.

It's 4.45am so still dark. I'm hoping all my nestboxes in the aviary aren't soaked too, but I'll have to wait for daylight before I pull on my soaking wet boots, put on my wet raincoat, and go see how the backyard and aviary looks.

You and Teila need to grow webbed feet~

 

[N F C]

Aww, you are both too kind.....at least I think Debby was being kind......were ya, Debby?

That coop is really cute, but in your area you'll really need to focus on the predator protection, which he (the builder) says he didn't worry too much about. You'll have a hodge podge of just about everything.....And I think a run like mine would be cute...kinda like Dutch Cottage meets Hobbit!


You and Teila need to grow webbed feet~

Oh course I was being kind!

Double yep on the pred protection. No chicken wire for me, it will be hardware cloth on all openings and we're talking about chain link for the run, to enclose the coop too. I also want to put some hardware cloth around the bottom part of the chain link to keep anything from reaching in, some of it buried for a skirt too. DH and I were talking about doing a cover over it kind of like yours.

Still working on the plans and of course, it the builder comes back with an ungodly price, I'll have to start over again

 

[Blooie]

You'll need a run that can do this, too!

 

[N F C]

Do what? Be covered in snow? I'd say "no thank you" but my weather control apparatus doesn't seem to be very responsive, lol.

 

[sunflour]

With some modifications, what do you all think of this coop? DH doesn't have any time to build something but there's a guy in town that can. I was thinking of showing him this coop idea with my changes and getting a price estimate.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-little-cottage-coop

What I'd change:
* make the door a bit wider (2.5' instead of 2')
* nesting box on the outside to save inside room
* regular square door instead of the arched door
* no window box
* different roost placement

Don't pay any attention to the run, I have another idea for that.

Opinions? Thoughts?

I saw that one this morning, it is really cute. I love their door, but agree it would be easier to go more traditional - I had wanted a dutch type door into my run, but DH nixed that idea

Where you live, you would have to have a covered run or a larger coop? And for me it would have to be right outside your back door so you don't have to go so far in cold weather to gather all those eggs

 

[N F C]

I saw that one this morning, it is really cute. I love their door, but agree it would be easier to go more traditional - I had wanted a dutch type door into my run, but DH nixed that idea

Where you live, you would have to have a covered run or a larger coop? And for me it would have to be right outside your back door so you don't have to go so far in cold weather to gather all those eggs

Thanks for the feedback sis. A dutch door would be nice but I don't know how useful it would be here...probably more expense just for the look than the practicality. We definitely have to have a covered run, there are hawks and eagles around. I want to have it right next to our detached garage, partly for the convenience and partly for a wind block.

I'm going to fine tune my sketches and send them to the builder to see what he comes back with cost-wise.