Dh is building this coop for the new chicks we hatched and bought. It's still in progress. Since we are not going to let them free range in the summer he's building a nice area for them to go out in. There will be 2 boxes for nesting and sleeping on the outsides of the coop. More pictures when completed.
This box is done, except for a small door.
More tomorrow, we are going to put up the roof and hopefully the chicken wire.
That is a cool chicke coop... cbrandenburg,
How did you do at the aution???
Did you get your eggys or chickens or both???
Eufaula's eggys are here and only 2 broke..
Not bad.. Counting on the way here from GA
to MO.. Thats go luck..
Tracey
Tracey
Very nice !!!!
~Julie
The only eggies at the auction were quail, pheasant and guinnies, so I didn't get any eggs. But I did bid and win 6 black chicks, I have to figure out what they are, I think a couple might be barred rock. I'm excited about that, I've been wanting a barred rock hen for a couple of years now. I'm going to the auction again tomorrow evening, I think it can be as addicting seeing all the beautiful chickens and talking to all the wonderful chicken people like myself.
Tracey, only 2 broken is very good, it's not easy shipping eggs in the mail. Good luck on your hatch, babies are so much fun to watch being born.
Cathy
Cathy,
I've never hatch chickens but it is a first for me and NB too.
Here's a pic of the eggys Eufaula sent me...
Tracey
E's going to be a grandma, how eggciting!!
Cathy
Cathy you have a great coop going up there! Looks like you will have a Chicken Villa in no time! Congrats!!!
Yep Im goin to be a Chicky grannie in Missouri, Why not!!! I already have 1 grand daughter in St.Louis!
One part of the coop is complete, I'll get pictures this afternoon. We moved in the 8 Ameraucana chicks last evening, they were all scared and piled up on each other. They will adjust to there new home soon.
Cathy
DH hard at work
Working hard
almost done
Finally Finished, I forgot to take a picture of the front, this is the back of the coop, you can see we live on a hill. All our property goes up up up.
We put a division between the to sections to keep the Roosters from fighting with each other. These are my ameraucans that were born on April 16th. They are so beautiful. So far 2 of the eight are crowing, LOL. I'm hoping for 6 hens, I guess time will tell.
This one has no tail
This one started crowing a couple of days ago.
A bunch of chickens, always in the corner.
cbrandenburg,
Here's a question for you maybe you could answer...
I put a silkie egg in the bator on May 29th and Eu's Grandchicks in the bator June 7 th ...
The silkie egg is geting ready to hatch and do I have to pull the red plugs out of my still air incubator if so will it haert the other
eggys???
Tracey
Love the pics!!!
Tracey
No, don't do anything, your silkie wont hatch for another 8 more days. Are you turning your eggies in the incubator?
Cathy
Cathy,
Yes I am turning them 3 times a day and 1 silkie is on day 15.
And the others are on day 5.. All in the incubator..
Tracey
Cbrandenburg,
Hows the new coop going????
You have D-mail...
How are your chick's doing???
Tracey
The chicks are happy in there new coop, I need to get pictures of the new chicks on the block. I've been so busy watching kids this week.
Cathy
Cathy, what an impressive piece of work. Congrats to you, and my compliments to your husband. Good to have help. :)
Thanks, he did a great job on the coop. The chicks are very happy in there. Now he needs to build me something to put all my little Banties in. I don't want to mix them with my bigger chicks.
Cathy
cbradenburg did you use directions for your coops or did you make them up out of your head. they are great looking. Any directions would be helpful. deanna
DH came up with this on his own, he has a very creative mind, I have my Dr. Seuss coop he made for my silkies, I'll try and find a picture of that. The new coop cost $0, he saves every piece of board, scraps of everything. He has a pile on the top of our property, in the sheds, he's very frugle, LOL.
Here is a link to the Dr. Seuss Coop he built.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/646468/
Here is a picture of the front of the coop, I forgot to post this picture.
