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[Flaming Chicken]

Question for y'all: We have 13 pullets now...slight feeling there's another roo or two in there; we'll get rid of them if there are any. We are trying to make the run semi permanent and figuring out a size. Right now it's 6'x18', which is 108s/f. We will be using the run strictly as a temporary daily holding pen for the girls until my errands are done with for the day. They will free range our half acre backyard MOST of the time. Is that pen (which will be roofed and have food, water, roosts, etc in it) going to be OK size for my girls?

One more thing...do chickens wander and free-range when it's raining?

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Thanks Dawn...they are from Pips & Peeps, who breeds beautiful Ams. I hope mine turn out as sweet as your Blueberry!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Its ok to vent and right now your emotions are going a little crazy. I should know.
3 years ago we started trying for our second child.
It took us 1 1/2 years to get pregnant. I lost the baby in December it was 2 months along due to a miscarriage.
We then got pregnant 6mos later and lost that one a week after we found out.
We are still trying and its been 9mos now.
My emotions do go crazy. I love hatching my chicks as it gives me a chance to have some kind of baby around.
So go ahead and vent.

Breshcandra, what a roller coaster you've been through! Here's hoping for good news for you soon.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Hey, BYC WA peeps!
Been a long time!
Life is starting to get back to normal. Radiation is over.
I had my final check on my skin today and things are healing up great!

So glad you're recovering from the radiation, and happy to see you.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Have nail-gun will travel Who was it that said they needed a run built?

Hmmm, I know there's several of us over on this wet side that could use some coop and run help. Maybe we could all pitch in and sponsor a VF buildathon!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Decided it was about time to show off my girls. These are our EE's. The black one is my son's he named her Flash, the white one is my daughter's, she named her Hope. They are 5 weeks old. These babies were born on Easter. Flash is the more trusting, Hope is the piggy.. She is the first one to food always!

Flash and Hope are stunning! That's great that your son's bird is trusting, just the personality that fits him.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Monday the 21st, we get our first 25 CornishX order................so far we are all ready for that with a heater installed in the tractor.
The cornballs should be perfectly happy in the chicken tractor......just need to install a lightbulb..................on a timer..............as it has no windows.

That was a nice looking tractor, I think the meaties will be pleased.

 

[Breshcandra]

if you take a soda bottle with lid and put holes in it for bird seed,or for snack food. and toss it for the chickens you will have some football in no time.

Thats a great Idea. My chickens are in a pen and that would give them something to do.

 

[Sunbug4]

Quote: Thank you soooo much! I think they are rather stunning as well.! Their cheek fluff as I have deemed it is coming in. Ha Ha! Soo cute! And yes it is great how Flash has just the right personality for Michael. I am loving these EE's.. Beautiful babies indeed!!! And soo much personality! I love how they get jealous for my attention. LOL

 

[Ogress]

Well yesterday we went to HD & got half of the polystyrene 4x8 panels we need to attach UNDER the floor joists.
See, last summer HD did not carry any 8" insulation, so we got 6"...................and put it in, and then put the T&G floor deck on & screwed it all down per spec.
Then we put seam filler on...and used the hand planer to smooth it all out.
Then we put several layers of oil enamel on the floor (helps to fill any more seams and prevent moisture from getting down into the insulation underneath)

We did the whole floor but 1 4x8 sheet of decking so we could get pipes under the floor.
We DO have a human-type 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 foot access door in the bedroom floor (will be covered by a persian rug one day).....but can't get a 4x8 foot sheet of polystyrene through there !!!!!!!!

Then we called the building inspecter to come sign off the floor construction, and he looked in the access door & saw we only had 6" insulation, and said NO WAY !!!!!!!!!!
So we have to add R-10 to the under floor.........................

These panels cost $27 each.......we need 24 of them....................we got 15 yesterday...............and have to get 2x4s and rip lathe to attach them by screws, to the UNDERNEATH of the floor joists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This involves laying on your back & holding a 4x8 sheet up & a stick of lath, and screwing it to the under joist....alot of crawling around on the back..................

I just can't hardly waite !

DH is getting 2x4s right now, then we rip them with the worm drive (no table saw) and crawl under the floor.....YIPPEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not know if I will need knee pads more, or butt pads...............I plan on taking my yoga mat to lie on...it is backfilled with road base rock under there..........

Later peeps !!

It's the spiders that would creep me out

Sorry you have to go through all that!