chicken coupe ideas? (sorry don't know where to post this)

[farmerfischer]

 

[farmerfischer]

Sexlink

 

[farmerfischer]

View attachment 3896063The feet are from the previous pic .
My little red headed bantam

 

[Jimmyjonestoo]

Here's a couple pics of my chicks.
This first one was sold to me as an orpington . she has feathered feet and every orpington I look at doesn't. Any ideas what she may be. View attachment 3896061View attachment 3896061

Possibly a silkie or brahma(spelling?).

 

[farmerfischer]

Here's the store bought coop. It was on clearance . lol. I figured it would work for a couple bantams . the only problem it's little and low to the ground. Perfect size for my boy to get in..lol.

 

[Jimmyjonestoo]

Seems like it's been 3-4 weeks with the pic problems.

I added three ducks to the mix and getting three eggs a day. I'm in CA. They are bigger than the chicken eggs and taste pretty damn close. I feed them laying pellets like I do the chickens. Of course the occasional strawberry tops or cut up veggies always make them happy.

So the ducks are housed with the chickens? I wanted to get some ducks but didn't really want to build another pen.

 

[farmerfischer]

Thanks jimmyjonestoo for your thoughts.

Possibly a silkie or brahma(spelling?).

After looking at all the Brahma chick pictures I could find. Lol.. I'm about 98% sure the two orpington are actually light brahma's
Here's a couple pics of what I think they are.

 

[farmerfischer]

Here's my little chick again..

 

[Jimmyjonestoo]

Thanks jimmyjonestoo for your thoughts.

After looking at all the Brahma chick pictures I could find. Lol.. I'm about 98% sure the two orpington are actually light brahma's
Here's a couple pics of what I think they are.View attachment 3897326
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Yeah the silkies stay pretty fuzzy all over and have a crazy hair do. Never owned them as chicks so i don't know if the wild hair shows as babies or not.

 

[Wilderb]

Here's the store bought coop. It was on clearance . lol. I figured it would work for a couple bantams . the only problem it's little and low to the ground. Perfect size for my boy to get in..lol. View attachment 3896764

What did you have to give for that coup? Thinking I will be adding chickens come spring and have been looking at those. What I've seen is kinda pricey. At least there seems to be a good amount of knowledge to lean on, lol.
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[farmerfischer]

What did you have to give for that coup? Thinking I will be adding chickens come spring and have been looking at those. What I've seen is kinda pricey. At least there seems to be a good amount of knowledge to lean on, lol.
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I got It at tractor supply. It was on clearance for 120$ out the door. Its 6' long by 3' wide and about 4' tall.. It says it's for six adult chickens but I'm using it for the bannies

 

[Wilderb]

I got It at tractor supply. It was on clearance for 120$ out the door. Its 6' long by 3' wide and about 4' tall.. It says it's for six adult chickens but I'm using it for the bannies

Ya that'd go for at least 3 bills around here. Nice find!

 

[farmerfischer]

Ya that'd go for at least 3 bills around here. Nice find!

Lol The original price was $249.00

 

[farmerfischer]

Bake enjoying her new home..
A couple shots of the babies

 

[BLVDog]

My little flock i just got,7 leghorns and 1 rode island red

 

[A.K.A. Overgrowem]

Thank ya! Good to know.. I'm using cedar chips on the floor and straw in their boxes but probably will all be straw the next cleaning. I'm heating with one inferred bulb. It gets -30°f for a week or two in February. What would be a good/safe heat source during late winter. ?

I believe cedar chips are a no-no around chickens.

 

[farmerfischer]

I believe cedar chips are a no-no around chickens.

Why? Has chickens on the bag I got of compressed chips. Says it's dust free and repells bugs. Is it because they can hold moisture?

 

[farmerfischer]

I believe cedar chips are a no-no around chickens.

Just looked into it. Small amounts are fine . apparently the oilsof pine and cedar release hydrocarbons and phenol the mess with the birds respiratory. Good to know, thanks for the heads up.

 

[farmerfischer]

For the last week now my little golden sebrite (rooster)is trying to crow.. Funniest sound I've ever heard , sounds like a really bad sqweeker toy. Lol. ( sorry bad pic)

 

[farmerfischer]

Wow was this buried..lol.
Anyway my oldest banny hen has turned broody,, at the moment she is sitting on alot of eggs.. probably twenty , some eggs she's been on for a couple weeks now .. so my question to the folks who raise chicken's,, what was the largest hatch of eggs have you got from one hen,, and how many can they handle?... I could Google it but im Looking for first hand accounts... @whitebb2727