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[Majombaszo]

Who said Fog ?

Get off-a-my water

 

[JennS]

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Hey, I took Calculus in college! Although now that I'm always short on sleep and most of my conversations are with a 2 year old, I'm lucky to do basic math in my head.

Jennifer

 

[CarolynF]

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I have some questions for those with experience adding to your flock and quarantining the newbies.
If you got 2 new pullets and had only one coop, what would you do?

-- I assuming they can be outdoors in a pen away from reg. flock, and just cooped up at night. That's what I do
-- If you get both birds from the same farm can they be kept together even though said farm had them in different pens? I do that.
-- Would you put them in a cage/carrier at night? If so what is a realistic size cage to hold them both, let's say they are LF near POL? 36"x18" ? That might be bigger than you really need
-- Do they need a roost in the cage/carrier? A nest box, just in case? Or maybe it would be smarter to get them younger than POL? No roost is needed, same with nesting bosts

Sorry for so many questions, but they gotta be figured out when you're a newbie like me!

Thanks!!!

My responses in bold above.

HTH,

Dave

Thanks Dave, I appreciate the help! When you said 36" x 18" is that Length & Width or 36" square x 18" tall? And that will hold both birds at the same time?

Is everyone else lucky enough to have multiple coops and pens for this? That would be handy. I've been watching CraigsList for things I could re-purpose for this. I saw a lot of shipping crates and such last week, but they're either HUGE or gone now.

 

[Slinglings]

I really ought to drive a pick up truck.

free chicken run in Kent:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/zip/3389194539.html

also some free sand in Kent:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/zip/3389213368.html

 

[VelvettFog]

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You sure that's not smoke .... on the water .. and fire in the sky?

 

[VelvettFog]

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I'm thinking LxW -- and should be fine for 2 birds, given that they are only there to sleep.

I am fortunate that I have a fair amount of land and a good sized shop. Keep an eye on craigs list - you should be able to find stuff that lets you put a simple coop and run together for not a lot of cash. I think Slingling just posted a run - that and an apple bin and you'd be in business. You can get apple bins over here (Yakima) for around 15 bucks.

Recently there was a craigslist add here (yakima.craigslist.com) that was for 'calf boxes' .. 4'x8' enclosures/shelters made out of plywood -- for 15 bucks each. The guy had a lot of them for sale -- I think he was in Ellensburg. They looked to me like what you'd use to raise veal. Something like that would work really well too.

 

[Hinotori]

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Sorry, but it's been claimed already. I've got to go poke around behind the garage and see if there is anything odd to dig up. I don't know why, but all sorts of weird evergreens and shrubs pop up back there. And if anyone wants big leaf maples, I can get you hundreds!!!

Jennifer


I could use some big leaf maples. We're attempting to selectively replant the front here with trees and bushes. There is to much cottonwood coming up.

We picked up some bareroot western red cedar and some service berries at the Mother Earth News Fair. Pierce county had a booth and was handing the little seedlings out. I'll find out in spring what survived this year of weird weather.

I need to figure out how to root thimbleberry cuttings. There are a bunch growing wild nearby and I'd like to have some growing under the trees along the fence.

 

[JennS]

Yeesh, I haven't even finished the first coop, and now I'm looking at plans for a chicken tractor.

My "Building Chicken Coops for Dummies" book has plans for an Alpine A-frame that would make a fabulous quarantine pen for the fall, and I could raise meaties in it in the spring....

Chickens are a sickness.

Jennifer

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Yeesh, I haven't even finished the first coop, and now I'm looking at plans for a chicken tractor.

My "Building Chicken Coops for Dummies" book has plans for an Alpine A-frame that would make a fabulous quarantine pen for the fall, and I could raise meaties in it in the spring....

Chickens are a sickness.

Jennifer

I agree, chickens are a sickness. I built a fort knox tractor, 4'x8'x4' weighs about 200lbs. But is easy for me to move around the yard. I have dog run panels for my coop covered with heavy duty tarp(went temporary in case I didn't like raising chickens). Now I am aquiring pallets to build a 7'x10'x7' permenant coop and going to use the dog run panels for a run. I don't have coops for dumbies but I do have raising chickens for dumbies. I am pretty handy with building things. It may not be perfect(for selling or anything) but it will be functional and secure(lots of predators where I live). I want to come to the WFF show in Chehalis to look at the birds and meet folks on here, but I don't think my schedule is going to allow it.

 

[Justahannah]

My husband and I are thinking about getting a dog. I've never been much of a dog person in the sense that I enjoy other people's well mannered dogs, but haven't really considered one for myself (mostly due to not wanting to give up my habit of going barefoot in the yard), but we've talked it over off n on for a while and thought if the right dog came along, we'd go for it. My sister sent me a text this morning, she rescued a 5 or 6 week old pup from a very neglectful living situation and was wondering if we (or someone we know) would want to take her in in a few months after they get her healthy, fixed, trained, and socialized...they just don't want to be the permanent home because they already have a couple of other BIG dogs.

No clue on her breed, so I thought I'd post the pics she sent me here to see if anyone can help ID her and maybe give us some clues. Knowing what she is, how big she'll get, and some breed traits would really help us decide if she'll be a good fit for us. She has blue merle coloring, so I'm almost wondering if she's a pit or lab/aussie mix but I'm not great with my breeds...I hope ya'll can help me figure her out!