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[blueducklings]

YUP, just like the chihuahuas count for 3rds.

And the wee little ones count for 5ths.
Had a 20 oz dog.

 

[Imp]

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I use a rubbermaid shed as a coop. Works great for me, although it lacks charm. See my BYC page for pictures.

Russ

I think that coop is pretty nifty. What do you use the other shed for? If I might be so impertinent? Did you build it? How do you cut the boards at the corners to allow the slant on the roof? Is the angle cut on the corner posts or on the ... joists? Is that what you call the roof boards? Nope, they is called rafters, right? Anyway, which piece of wood gets the angle cut? I think I can manage building a shed style coop by myself. I did it once before but out of alder poles I cut in the woods and scrap lumber and old recycled sheet metal roofing.
Thanks Imp

Thanks cackleberrylinda,
The other shed is just my garden shed. I looked for a better pix, but have none on my computer.
I did not build it, it came with the house. It was built in the 70's. The boards on the side are not individual boards, but I think it is like a sheet of a beadboard siding. It's stick built inside, but is really 2 sheds. The left 2/3rds was originally a little girls playhouse, had a spiral staircase that went up to a flat roof with a railing. The right 1/3 was added later as a garden shed. After the girls quit playing with it, the roof was put on and the entire inside was connected and became 1 large shed. I can't imagine trying to build something like that by myself, so I'm impressed with that you built one.
I don't know if it's any help, but a couple years ago I was wandering around Mclendons and saw a kit for building a shed. It had the connectors for studs, rafters etc. You just decided what size and bought the appropriate lumber.

Russ

 

[Chickielady]

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Oh oh oh....me me me me..... I am a young preson. Well Young compard to others.

I am of course joking and giving you all a rash of applesauce. By the way, the applesauce word is picking up in my house whenever a swear word is felt necessary to "express" ones self. (No pun intended this time CL).

I am not part of the Tudy as I cannot participate otherwise I would.

You can still enter the contest for the coop. The group doesn't qualify for the contest anyway. The entries must be submitted indavidually so you may enter it by just printing out the chicken Tudy and going down to your local feed store, and having someone take your picture with your chicken Tudy. I still think the Romanian Tudy would be a better picture to get yourself taken with. I wonder if I could get him to come to the States for a photo op. I would so willing to share him around.

It really is Applesauce when you realize that you are old enough to be the guys mother.

The rules say everyone in the phot must be touching Tudy, and all must friend on facebook.
I am not on facebook...

OH, and JB, just waite until you are old enough to be the hot dude's Gramma

 

[Chickielady]

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Clever clever girl!!!!!!!
I like how easy they go on, but getting them off scares me.
I have been using plastic spirals, like wee springs, they will not crip the baby if you forget to take it off, that is my fear.

 

[Imp]

Just as an FYI

There's another thread about it, but apparently the PM system got corrupted this morning. Nifty tried to fix it, but ended up doing a restore from a backup done this am. So PMs during the window between crash and restore were lost.


Hey Just Bugged,
What do you do with Aronia berry. I have a bush and never know what to do with the berries. I pick them, wash them, IQF freeze them, then finally just give them to the chickens.

BTW- The Thimbleberries were planted between the Aronia & a Highbush Cranberry. They are behaving like berry bushes should. lol


All,
I went out a measured my truck, unfortunately the bed is way too small for those crates. They do look like nice crates, that could make great coops with little work.

and finally...

Zgoatlady,
I'm in Renton, on Benson Hill, Not technically in but a lot of people say Fairwood. It's more Spring Glen/ Cascade.

Russ

 

[Chickielady]

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LOL lived in Fairwood Ha!

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I did that when we had goats. Keep in mind that the $$ was a lot more than we (and I think many of us hobbyers) have into chickens. When we did it I was able to write off feed cost, cost of replacement stock, vet care, the trailer to transport to and from shows/sales and a portion of my truck. BUT we had to show a profit in the first 3 years and then 2 of every 5 after. It is not extremely hard but I think many of us would be too small to make it work.

While fixing DW breakfast I looked out the kitchen window and again there is our bald eagle setting in the big cottonwood tree about 150 yards from the house.

Do you need to have a tax ID?
Do you need to have x amount of acreage?
Do you need to register with the state?

Here in Kansas I heard you need to have 3 cows or the likes to be called a farm.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Is he getting his own policy?
If so that will not stop anyone from going after you being under 18 you are still liable.
It has been spread around for years if you have your kid get their own policy then if they get in wreck doing more damage then the policy covers as well as the wreck going on your policy record you can eliminate that. Not true.

If he will be is on your policy you need to do some insurance shopping big time.

Try Allstate. I shopped my policy every where when I added my daughter and they were the cheapest.
She is costing us $63.00 a month.

I do need to go and look again....but I also know that teenage boys are more than teenage girls. We are with Mutual of Enumclaw and were told that son would be approx $150. I should check again, he is nearly straight A's. $63 a month I would probably pay for myself for him to help him out...his being able to drive - that alone will help me out.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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I can try the "dinner bells". As for the other ones I hate to admit it but I am not going to come out too well on them. For those who have ordered I WILL fulfill. Any future I am not sure about Price. And my supply is a little limited. Sorry I hate to have to do this but I hope people understand that I need to make a little $$ for my costs and labor.
Zgoatlady Thanks for the offer and I will see how things go. I also do alot of other items. Please look at ironimagery on my BYC page. I will be adding new pics as I go.

OH CR you need to make something on them..We all know that..

I have no problem shooting you some extra cash to pay for it. I will mail your check tomorrow for what I owe. I had not had a chance to mail it yet.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Oh oh oh....me me me me..... I am a young preson. Well Young compard to others.

I am of course joking and giving you all a rash of applesauce. By the way, the applesauce word is picking up in my house whenever a swear word is felt necessary to "express" ones self. (No pun intended this time CL).

I am not part of the Tudy as I cannot participate otherwise I would.

You can still enter the contest for the coop. The group doesn't qualify for the contest anyway. The entries must be submitted indavidually so you may enter it by just printing out the chicken Tudy and going down to your local feed store, and having someone take your picture with your chicken Tudy. I still think the Romanian Tudy would be a better picture to get yourself taken with. I wonder if I could get him to come to the States for a photo op. I would so willing to share him around.

It really is Applesauce when you realize that you are old enough to be the guys mother.

I just noticed the thing about the chicken coop....I will have to go and read it. Regarding the Tudy...I agree....get a photo of the cute Romanian. Okay, here is my story on hot/cute guys for the day. It is my mother's birthday, I have 1 day off a week, I decided to get some goodies and have her and my father over to play some canasta. Went to Safeway to pick up some groceries. The store was filled (I mean loaded) with hot college age guys...they were all over the place. Mind you, I was in scroungy clothes, hair barely brushed, no make up, and I am old enough to be the mother of most of them..dangit. Oh, well, such is my life. Ended up it was some college baseball team coming through town - no clue where they were going. Coulda' stayed here and made a lot of old women (I am sure some young ones too - but who cares about them) happy.