Chickens

Damn that's cheap. Wife sells ours for 4-4.50 dozen

 

yeah thats cheap, around here they are $3-4 a dozen but you have to use $5-10 in gas to go get them Neighbors have some but they arent around half the time to go get them, by that time my wife already has bought eggs at the store

 

I keep thinking about building a coop and keeping a few (4-5 maybe). I have relatives that do and they say they're really easy to deal with. Might look into it more after this winter.

 

Our coop is almost done
Just a few odds and ends and some trim Had torrential rain the other night, the girls stayed warm and dry.

 

Great design. I would carry that hardware cloth into the perimeter on the ground 24" out, prevents most critters from digging under. Just throw grass seed on it and it'll disappear within 2 months.

 

Yea I did that after coons and foxes tried getting in. Can't see it anymore.

 

I like that design, did you have a plan or just DIY? Also looks like the chickens have satellite dish...man they are spoiled

 

Thanks, Done, we used heavier gauge fencing going out 2' comes in under and wraps around the 2X4s on the ground.

Thanks, All DIY, after looking over numerous pictures, we built what fit our needs, area, and budget.
Hell, we don't even have satellite TV!

 

how are the nesting boxes and perches arranged? Ive been looking at some designs and they just werent quite what we wanted. So maybe I'll steal some of your ideas

 

The plan is to build the boxes inside the coop. My research said that chickens don't really like the ceiling opening over head and many external boxes tend to leak at the hinge. And if it turns out they don't like that setup I can still go with the traditional boxes. The pic is during construction and shows where we plan to put the boxes.
Your welcome to use my ideas

 

How are your chickens fairing with the sub zero temps?

 

prob locks up their egg laying though?

 

I would think. Ours haven’t started laying yet.

 

We got our first egg!

Not jumbo but not bad for her first

 

Prepare to find many ways to use a lot of eggs.

 

they are so much better tasting than commercial chicken eggs...even regular recipes pop with farm eggs!

 

No doubt. Totally worth the “problem” of having too many eggs.

 

can always sell the over flow depending on how many chickens there are.

 

Two eggs today. One green, one brown.

 

Or get real familiar with quiche