Your Plans For 2020! (Chat/Discussion)

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Lol I plan on getting/building coop #3, and turning the TSC coop into a breeding/quarantine coop.
For birds, plan on getting one Buff Brahma roo and a few ladies, a few Silkies ladies for my ladies lol, and getting one or two more Faverolle and BLR Wyandotte ladies of higher stock to begin a breeding program. Also maybe one or two black or blue JGs, one or two more ladies and maybe. one more fella also of higher quality lines for breeding. Maybe ambitious, but plan on eventually breeding Buff Brahmas, JGs, SFs, and BLR Wyandottes.
My BIG curiosity is crossbreeding the Brahmas and black or blue JGs...go big or go home:D:bun
 
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I LOVE this thread!! Makes me so excited for spring and to see what everyone does with their birdies!!

Right now my plans are to get my two flocks integrated so I only have to clean one coop and can keep everyone warmer this winter. So far one of the new hens thinks she’s a man and has been challenging the rooster and my bossy old hen has been very mean to the new girls :( so I guess my immediate plans are to have them all get along!! But overall, I want to combine their coops for more floor space and add a human sized door so I don’t have to crawl inside I also wouldn’t mind hatching some mixes from my own birds since I have one broody, but I’ll need to be able to sell them. I also want to start a big garden next to the birdies! It worked awesome last year for weeding and veggies I forgot to pick. Lastly, I want to plant something so the girls have natural shade during the summer. Any ideas? I see someone mentioned grapevines... that may work!
I too am in your boat, re-integration come springtime!!!
 
I too am in your boat, re-integration come springtime!!!
I have to do something now. Two cockerels and two pullets at 4 months is not a good thing. Ultimately I want a bachelor pad, but I'm afraid of just putting two pullets in with my hens, especially Surly who can be very brutal. I thought it would be easier for them if I bring them in with the cockerels, but Surly was having none of it, and I had to physically break up the fight. Poor Mad Hatter's comb was bleeding by the time I got him away from her.
 
I have to do something now. Two cockerels and two pullets at 4 months is not a good thing. Ultimately I want a bachelor pad, but I'm afraid of just putting two pullets in with my hens, especially Surly who can be very brutal. I thought it would be easier for them if I bring them in with the cockerels, but Surly was having none of it, and I had to physically break up the fight. Poor Mad Hatter's comb was bleeding by the time I got him away from her.
I feel your pain!! In the past all my birds were always so peaceful and
Got along great, but now these birds are just angry aggressive little things lol. I had to separate the hen that went after my rooster too. My roo is a bantam and he could barely hold his own against her :( plus he’s six years old so he’s no spring Chicken!! I’m going to put their fences against each other for a couple weeks and hope that method works.

The new silkies are BEAUTIFUL! They’re sooo fluffy, congrats!!
 

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