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[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old Folk seems dry first thing this morning..
@CapricornFarm best you did not get more than a bruise

 

[CapricornFarm]

Morning Old Folk seems dry first thing this morning..
@CapricornFarm best you did not get more than a bruise

Well my extra padding is a great protective layer. Bones i usually break include toes and ribs only.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Wow those hurt too darn it ....
Figured out second cup have to go be adult for a while.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Did i show you folks my latest pot?

 

[CSolis]

Well, after some deliberations and waiting on $$ to do the doors for the pens out back, a lightning bolt struck from above. No, I didn't need more lumber, no I didn't need another cattle panel for the doors.. I had two pieces of 6"x 2" x 33", and I didn't need a full cattle panel to make the arch for the tarp. So I got my saw and my saws-all out and went to work. And I had enough chicken wire in the shed to wrap the doors with. So, with no money out of pocket I have two drawbridge type gates that are light weight and strong enough to handle abuse. They are hinged on the bottom. I can move the first flock in to A Barracks tonight, and the second one in to B Barracks tomorrow night. That gives me time to excavate floors and clean the two older coops before I need to move babies out of the brooders.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Did i show you folks my latest pot?View attachment 3027778

Beautifull there my gosh love the multi color

 

[CSolis]

BTW, I set coffee cans up on cinder blocks for the kids to drink out of, and to keep them from knocking them over, I make a cage from garden wire that keeps them in place.

 

[getaclue]

CS, you get an A+ for Clever, on your report card. Nice use of the coffee containers too.

 

[CSolis]

I'll take a photo tomorrow when King Wheaties and his gals are installed. To make them more comfy I'm moving their nesting box in the pen with them. For privacy and wind break issues, I'll use those breathable cloth panels designed for fences. For now, they need all the air they can get since it gets hot in the summer months. They have the magnolia tree just to the north, two oak trees to the south that have yet to get leaves, and 3 Maple trees to the south that will provide afternoon shade.

 

[CSolis]

Lord have mercy. Out of 29 hens of laying eggs I got 27 today. Forecast for this spring/summer looks about like this.