YO GEORGIANS! :)

[katiedarling]

I was thinking the same! My chicks are most of them 3 weeks and it is almost time to kick them outside, but I don't have my run set up yet.

I don't even have the coop built yet. I unknowingly committed the cardinal sin of chicken keeping. I'd never heard the term "never put the chicken before the coop". Until they were 4 days old.

Now, they are at 15 days. But I have been treating two that are sick, along with caring for 2 healthy ones, 2 dogs and a rabbit. I feel like Dr Doolittle! Definitly no time has been alloted for getting it started. Fingers crossed. LOL

 

[ShadesofSable]

I don't even have the coop built yet. I unknowingly committed the cardinal sin of chicken keeping. I'd never heard the term "never put the chicken before the coop". Until they were 4 days old.

Now, they are at 15 days. But I have been treating two that are sick, along with caring for 2 healthy ones, 2 dogs and a rabbit. I feel like Dr Doolittle! Definitly no time has been alloted for getting it started. Fingers crossed. LOL

Good Luck! I never heard that either, and mine are at least 21 days! Whoops. I'm picking up a coop tomorrow, though, and working on building a secure run probably next week. In the meantime, they've been doing good in a big brooder in the spare room.

 

[katiedarling]

Good Luck! I never heard that either, and mine are at least 21 days! Whoops. I'm picking up a coop tomorrow, though, and working on building a secure run probably next week. In the meantime, they've been doing good in a big brooder in the spare room.

We were planning to build from scratch. I drew out the plans, some of it can be sourced for cheap or free by reusing some things already on the property. And by 'we' I mean mostly 'me'. My husband's job & commute keeps him away with long odd hours so if anything needs to be done, it's all on me mostly. Unless it's 100% beyond my capabilities. If I can't figure it out on my own, I can ask him to take over. I did manage to build a gate with pallet wood for the dog yard that was already on the property. That's where we're going to put the coop with an attached run. My BFF works for a non-profit and I have dibs on as many free pallets as I can fit in the back of my truck (13 at a time). I have brought home 2 truck loads already. So hopefully, I can get it done.

 

[OohLaLa]

I got my blue frizzeld cochin eggs from ebay today and I also got some local that are gold laced roo over a gold laced hen and black frizzled hen.

Good luck with them. I received 13 Mollted Cochin eggs in from Texas this week, they are quietly doing their thing in my bator. Very pleased with the way the dealer packaged the eggs and hoping for a good turn out. Waiting for more from a friend of Cliffs closer to home who has a Rooster just firing up the chick making engines to add to them for a diversified gene pool.

 

[OohLaLa]

I got my blue frizzeld cochin eggs from ebay today and I also got some local that are gold laced roo over a gold laced hen and black frizzled hen.

Can't wait to see pics

 

[OohLaLa]

I'm in paulding county

Hi and welcome

 

[OohLaLa]

Beautiful Papa I swear if DH would not have a major hissy I would be building coops all over the place lol

 

[PapaChaz]

Feel you on that. I'm one of those people who only has to walk into a room, a barn or a yard & it looks like a cyclone hit it 30 milliseconds later. Have fun! And please do post pics of the finished product!

well it has rained here most of the night, so everything is wet. I suppose the caulk and paint detail will have to be put off until it dries out a bit. Don't want to seal the moisture IN. Thinking I'll work on the inside, maybe get the roosts and nest box finished. I have some leftover vinyl to put in the nest boxes and the droppings board to make it a bit easier for cleaning

PapaChaz! That looks awesome! I like how you did the run. It looks much more simple than framing one out with 2x4s. Was it easy to install? I'm sorta handy for a girl, but I do know my limits. It may be beyond my skill level.

I actually got the cattle panel idea from here, do a search for chook a holic. I framed mine out with 2x12 pressure treated lumber, because I wanted the extra height. If you build your frame to be about 8 1/2 feet wide at the bottom, you'll get just over 6' tall inside. I wanted to go as wide as the coop itself, but that spread would have only given me just at 5' of height.

If you're handy, it's really simple. The thing to remember, is the cattle panels put a lot of force OUT at the bottoms, so it has to be connected well. I attached one end directly to the coop, and the other end has the gate posts set in concrete and attached from the ends of the frame to the posts. In between, since it's so long, I attached 2x4's from side to side. They're buried under my wood chips, but they're there. I should have, and will go back and do it, put them up higher, since my cattle panel ends are at the top of the frame, that's where the pressure is. It will make a 'step over' for me, but will give the chickens something to hop up on.

If you do build one, whatever wire you put over the outside of the cattle panels, attach it temporarily to the cattle panel with cable ties, a couple on each end, before you put the cattle panel in place. No rolling a heavy roll of HC or chicken wire, over the top! you can cut the cable ties, and slide the wire together. Be sure to overlap enough to be able to tie it together!

Ok, time to finish this cup of coffee and get out there and get busy.

Y'all have a great friday!

 

[carlene lamolin]

Hello and welcome. I think we have some others here in Paulding County. And some others really close.

I am in Paulding County to near Ridge Rd.

 

[carlene lamolin]

well it has rained here most of the night, so everything is wet. I suppose the caulk and paint detail will have to be put off until it dries out a bit. Don't want to seal the moisture IN. Thinking I'll work on the inside, maybe get the roosts and nest box finished. I have some leftover vinyl to put in the nest boxes and the droppings board to make it a bit easier for cleaning
I actually got the cattle panel idea from here, do a search for chook a holic. I framed mine out with 2x12 pressure treated lumber, because I wanted the extra height. If you build your frame to be about 8 1/2 feet wide at the bottom, you'll get just over 6' tall inside. I wanted to go as wide as the coop itself, but that spread would have only given me just at 5' of height.

If you're handy, it's really simple. The thing to remember, is the cattle panels put a lot of force OUT at the bottoms, so it has to be connected well. I attached one end directly to the coop, and the other end has the gate posts set in concrete and attached from the ends of the frame to the posts. In between, since it's so long, I attached 2x4's from side to side. They're buried under my wood chips, but they're there. I should have, and will go back and do it, put them up higher, since my cattle panel ends are at the top of the frame, that's where the pressure is. It will make a 'step over' for me, but will give the chickens something to hop up on.

If you do build one, whatever wire you put over the outside of the cattle panels, attach it temporarily to the cattle panel with cable ties, a couple on each end, before you put the cattle panel in place. No rolling a heavy roll of HC or chicken wire, over the top! you can cut the cable ties, and slide the wire together. Be sure to overlap enough to be able to tie it together!

Ok, time to finish this cup of coffee and get out there and get busy.

Y'all have a great friday!

Your coop looks great and your chicks look happy.I am still looking at plans my building is on hold until I can make up my mind.if I keep playing around the chicks will be living in my garage