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[CapricornFarm]

I went out to lock the new coop up it is not as large as the other so I maximize space letting them roost on nesting boxes but smaller birds slept in them girls laying eggs in the corners there is just 5 birds 1 cockerel letting him stick around nice to have one to sound the alarm if needed

They will die to defend their girls if necessary. I like roosters as long as they don't flog me.

 

[pennyJo1960]

He ever tried he can be dinner no kidding but him or the other they all came from the same breeder but from 3 hens 1 beautiful cockerel

 

[superchemicalgirl]

@superchemicalgirl Is that crochet your own design? It looks very folk artish. I love it.

I scraped up enough energy today to go out back and rake up leaves for two of the coops. The Bantams weren't too impressed until they discovered that there was bits of grass and other treasures in the leaves and went to work digging in them. I went out at dark to lock up and the stupid standard sized birds weren't wanting to go in. They were standing outside in the dark with 4 or 5 standing in the door way giving the leaves the stink eye. After about 10 minutes of trying to urge them in and impatiently tapping my foot, I took of my hoodie and started flapping it around. They decided the leaves weren't nearly as threatening as that evil hoodie that was popping them on the butt.

Tomorrow off to the woods to gather as many bags as we can for the winter. They have had very little rain on them and are perfectly dry.

No it was an embroidery pattern from penguin and fish.

Have fun with all the outdoor work today.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Yep, I know. I did a lot of research on them and since it will only be used in the warm weather months and what I read said that if you wanted to go with one go with cedar, so that is the one I chose and showed 'Santa'. I also looked for one with a high consumer rating With my joint problems worsening, I am to the point where I can't do a lot of building anymore. Even small projects are getting hard for me to do. It's been very hard for me to accept the fact that I'm not able to do a lot of the things that I enjoy doing and building is one of those things. Hopefully, this will work for my hens and new chicks and they will be safe.

I completely understand where you're coming from. We are doing everything to extend ourselves now. Dh sounds like he's getting the same as me, he's starting to lose his one leg now. We're a heck of a sad looking pair, all broken down...it does give us endless stuff to laugh at. That's why we purchased those coops kits. They were on good sale...but when the store offered to build them for us with no extra cost, we jumped all over that offer. I think that's why we ended up with two...lol.

The two big ones are only 4x6 each, small enough to place them inside the electric wire with their own penning in the summer if I really want. But they're big enough to house several hens for breeding separate lots because the hens will only be sleeping in it. The two big coops are very secure. More secure than the main coop.

I also have two tiny coops we bought the first year. (Since some woman started hatching all those chicks before anything was set up) The wind blew both of them over, so they need a bit of TLC. But they fit right inside the electric wire and I find them great for the OEGB and small bantams for breeding separate lines and being able to keep the eggs separate. I'm getting so many OEGBs that I can't keep track of the eggs now. The tiny coops also work great for chicks.

 

[ronott1]

I completely understand where you're coming from. We are doing everything to extend ourselves now. Dh sounds like he's getting the same as me, he's starting to lose his one leg now. We're a heck of a sad looking pair, all broken down...it does give us endless stuff to laugh at. View attachment 1196089 That's why we purchased those coops kits. They were on good sale...but when the store offered to build them for us with no extra cost, we jumped all over that offer. I think that's why we ended up with two...lol.

The two big ones are only 4x6 each, small enough to place them inside the electric wire with their own penning in the summer if I really want. But they're big enough to house several hens for breeding separate lots because the hens will only be sleeping in it. The two big coops are very secure. More secure than the main coop.

I also have two tiny coops we bought the first year. (Since some woman started hatching all those chicks before anything was set up) The wind blew both of them over, so they need a bit of TLC. But they fit right inside the electric wire and I find them great for the OEGB and small bantams for breeding separate lines and being able to keep the eggs separate. I'm getting so many OEGBs that I can't keep track of the eggs now. The tiny coops also work great for chicks.

I hear you on falling apart! My DW is slowly recovering from her fall and Knee MCL injury. She is using the moderate brace now and is getting around a bit better but stairs are a real challenge

 

[microchick]

Thanks, @Wickedchicken6. Yeah, I don't even think this is a 'getting older' thing. I think it is a RA thing. Or at least a Rheumatic type of disorder. I told DH last night that I needed to face the fact that the first thing a specialist was going to tell me was not to work so hard and get more rest. I seem to be tired all the time now so the get more rest thing seems to be a no brainer. I sit down on the sofa for 10 minutes and I'm yawning followed by dozing now.

My kit coop will be set inside my main run which will make it protected by a hot wire and cover. No way I would try to keep birds in it over the winter months without some serious insulation but I figured other than trying to section off part of the main coop or nesting boxes one would make a passable broody cage with room for hens and chicks after hatching or brooding. The one I chose had the funniest review I've ever read. It basically said. that the product description stated that it was made from solid wood. But when opened it 'smelled of cedar' so they were packing it up and sending it back. Can you say....DUH?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Oh Micro, That sucks! I hate to think about not being able to build things. I have considered building rabbit cages and coops to sell once i get done building what i want myself. I keep pushing myself to dig in the dirt and lift things so i can keep doing it. But i am not as strong as i used to be. Once upon a time i could lift 100 lbs easy and i used to lift DH off his feet. Now 50 lbs is a strain but i keep doing it.

That's exactly how I used to think too! Please be careful. While your muscles still work wonders, you can be wearing out key points like your vertebrae, facet joints and causing H on your disks and wearing out your joints. Once you damage a part that involves your nerves, which control your muscles...it can be game over.

It fascinates me to no end when I've done too much, how it doesn't matter how much I concentrate on my right foot to make it work and raise my toes, that I can't. I hurt my right elbow this spring when I slammed the door to this house to get it to close. Now I guess I damaged my left elbow last month washing things to be placed back in the porch. Which is so silly, because I wasn't doing anything different, just more that particular day. Now I've lost my pinky finger to numbness and it's moved to the next finger and up my arm to my elbow.I consulted the doctor the other day when I saw her and she said it could be from my elbow. I'm hoping it's from that and not from my cervical vertebrae as the doc also mentioned.

So definitely keep strong and keep from rusting...but don't prematurely wear other parts out in the process. (Take it from someone who's done that)

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lord you do gorgeous work

They will die to defend their girls if necessary. I like roosters as long as they don't flog me.

I can see myself doing that if I was younger and had to stack wood. When we first got married, we hayed at my Grandparents place and went weekly for a load of square bales for our horses. I loaded Dh's little Chevy S10 just like that.

When we go shopping I am the "master stacker packer" It's my "other" alter ego. It's like the loading of the dishes in the dishwasher, it's like a puzzle.
Maybe I should just do a normal puzzle instead.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I hear you on falling apart! My DW is slowly recovering from her fall and Knee MCL injury. She is using the moderate brace now and is getting around a bit better but stairs are a real challenge

I'm glad she's getting better. That's a long haul with an injury like that.

Ooooh...how many stairs do you have? I wish I'd of listened about stairs when we built our house. It's got 3 levels of stairs!

 

[pennyJo1960]

ya that might be the wiser choice ah there @Wickedchicken6

Maybe check your D there @microchick I was doing that every day my d was really low he has me on 3 a day now

 

[CapricornFarm]

That's exactly how I used to think too! Please be careful. While your muscles still work wonders, you can be wearing out key points like your vertebrae, facet joints and causing H on your disks and wearing out your joints. Once you damage a part that involves your nerves, which control your muscles...it can be game over.

It fascinates me to no end when I've done too much, how it doesn't matter how much I concentrate on my right foot to make it work and raise my toes, that I can't. I hurt my right elbow this spring when I slammed the door to this house to get it to close. Now I guess I damaged my left elbow last month washing things to be placed back in the porch. Which is so silly, because I wasn't doing anything different, just more that particular day. Now I've lost my pinky finger to numbness and it's moved to the next finger and up my arm to my elbow.I consulted the doctor the other day when I saw her and she said it could be from my elbow. I'm hoping it's from that and not from my cervical vertebrae as the doc also mentioned.

So definitely keep strong and keep from rusting...but don't prematurely wear other parts out in the process. (Take it from someone who's done that)




I can see myself doing that if I was younger and had to stack wood. When we first got married, we hayed at my Grandparents place and went weekly for a load of square bales for our horses. I loaded Dh's little Chevy S10 just like that.

When we go shopping I am the "master stacker packer" It's my "other" alter ego. It's like the loading of the dishes in the dishwasher, it's like a puzzle.
Maybe I should just do a normal puzzle instead.

Yes, husband restacks dishes if i put them in the dishwasher so i let him do it.
I do get others to help me lift and i ask for help in stores to load heavy stuff. Sadly hubby has a bad back and sons are in FL so no help there.
I really want to plant spring bulbs again today. Need to get it done before cold closes in.