Well I'm trying....(Lost and Found cont)...

[Mr.Dad]

"Trump Plaza" under construction......

 

[Mr.Dad]

I wraped the roof with a tarp to keep it from getting wet.....and stuffed the seams with hay...and have about six inches of it on the floor.......

Their water is not freezing anymore so I know it's a lot warmer than the bush, and then cardboard/wood shelter......

With-in the next two weeks I plan to have a real coop for them...one that can be taken apart in sections for easy transport......

 

[Freebie]

Very creative there on "Trump Plaza" Have you figured out what breed they are yet? Are you getting anymore eggs? Mine have kept laying most of the winter. They did stop for about a month when it first got real cold, but they are back to laying again. Well, at least 6 of them are, as I get six a day, and have 8 that usually do. they just all like the same nest so I don't know who's is who. Have fun and enjoy those eggs. YUM YUM

 

[jimnjay]

Very nice job on the Trump Chicken Plaza. It will be very cozy for them inside and will provide all that they need for shelter. You have done a wonderful job with them and I commend you on your efforts to rescue them. They really are a nice looking bunch, I especially like th red and white one. Since the eggs are brown, I would guess a white rock cross of some kind.

You are right about the personality of chickens. It amazes me how different each one can be and how very endearing they can be. Enjoy your new feathered family.

 

[schmism]

white rock and buff orpingtons would be my guess

 

[mudhen]

Trump Chicken Plaza looks like a cozy place for your new flock.

You go, Mr. Dad! Those chickens are fortunate they found you!
How is their attitude these days now that they are acclimating to their new digs? Any friendlier than before?

 

[Mr.Dad]

Thanks everyone.....it dosen't look pretty but it does the job for now......I'm going to dust the top with hay when I get back to the feed store Saturday......they don't seem to use the roosting pole and prefer to snug up together in the back....probably got use to that while using bushes I guess.......

I tried finding what type they are but couldn't...the white rock buff o makes sense cause even the hens have a very slight bronze tint on their necks....and 'King' is white/bronze.....there was also a bronze hen with them when they first stayed......

They seem like they are getting use to us.....the rooster is much more relaxed but I still keep my kids at a distance from him....the more time goes on the calmer they seem......

I have a neewbee question:

Can these guys have chicks the natural way in the Spring?

 

[Freebie]

Unless "KIng" has been nuetered, I don't see why not
lol

I am hoping that I get some chicks the ole fashioned way myself this year. Though I have no idea if I need a seperate pen, or just let nature take its course. I have been reading on here and it seems to me, people have had successful hatches both ways. So I don't know what I am going to do

 

[TheBigWRanch]

Some breeds will not go broody, which means they will not sit on their eggs, so if you want them to hatch you will have to get an incubator. You'll just have to wait and see if any go broody.

 

[Freebie]

I can't believe I forgot about the hen. Thats pretty important for hatching the ole fashioned way for sure. (feeling like a goof about now)