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[Yorkshire Coop]

I'm waiting on high winds up to about 90 km/ hour - gusts have already started and my tar paper has started flapping on the coop so the glue must have given up - not sure what to do and dh has gone out. I wonder if I should find some little chocks of wood and nail them down with them to hold it at least on the corner.

I’d do whatever you need to now before it starts! Don’t be like me in the middle of the night trying to fasten things down in a gale

 

[CCUK]

Sounds like what we get! 2 winters ago we had -10 to -12c every morning for a week but still no snow! Last year we had about 2cm of snow that lasted about 1/2 hour until it rained! Mainly it is mild (nights / early morning between 2 and -2c I'd say is normal) and wet.

Eek be careful, ice is nasty!


I know my mum and sister are melting this summer!

My friend is too and said it's been sleeting as well.

I'm waiting on high winds up to about 90 km/ hour - gusts have already started and my tar paper has started flapping on the coop so the glue must have given up - not sure what to do and dh has gone out. I wonder if I should find some little chocks of wood and nail them down with them to hold it at least on the corner.

If you have any tacks just knock a couple in around the edge. That will hold it down.

 

[CCUK]

I don't know if anyone remembers a black red splash araucana roo that I had to begrudgingly give away last year. @Sneebsey should he sexed him for me! This was him then.

He is a beauty! But I had to rehome him with a forever home. Well this is him now!

Spoiler: Bob

he is absolutely stunning! I so wish I could have kept him.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I don't know if anyone remembers a black red splash araucana roo that I had to begrudgingly give away last year. @Sneebsey should he sexed him for me! This was him then.
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He is a beauty! But I had to rehome him with a forever home. Well this is him now!

Spoiler: Bob

View attachment 1657211 View attachment 1657212 he is absolutely stunning! I so wish I could have kept him.

Wow he’s turned into a lovely chap! Beautiful colours!

 

[CCUK]

Wow he’s turned into a lovely chap! Beautiful colours!

Yeah. I'm a bit gutted he had to go but I know he's got a great home. He's with the same lady who had my last quail. I still have neville but I'm not convinced how long I'll be able to keep him. He's quite noisy. Is 0500 too early to start crowing?!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

He's quite noisy. Is 0500 too early to start crowing?!

Wouldn’t be for me but everyone isn’t up at that time of day Surely the neighbours are used to him by now??

 

[CCUK]

Wouldn’t be for me but everyone isn’t up at that time of day Surely the neighbours are used to him by now??

I'm hoping so! I think it's me that sets him off. I get up for work then and I think he sees the lights from the house. Then the pigeons start!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I'm hoping so! I think it's me that sets him off. I get up for work then and I think he sees the lights from the house. Then the pigeons start!

You = Food

 

[Sneebsey]

He's turned into a handsome chap! Looks like a fine home you found him, too. Those big barnie hens are lovely.
If I kept every cockerel I liked I'd be overrun!

Don't get me started on me=food! 40+ chickens running full pelt at you across a field is a disconcerting sight.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

He's turned into a handsome chap! Looks like a fine home you found him, too. Those big barnie hens are lovely.
If I kept every cockerel I liked I'd be overrun!

Don't get me started on me=food! 40+ chickens running full pelt at you across a field is a disconcerting sight.

But they love food you! Hope they don’t learn to trip you up so they can get that food faster!