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Homesteading Chicken Coop Build, Chickens, Pond, Garden & Projects

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Well Seasoned, Mar 25, 2018.

  1. Canadian border VT

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    Timberdog that chicken coop looks better than my ggarage,,:emb:
     
  2. Woodwidow

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    Looks rather spiffy.
     
  3. bogieb

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    Looks much better than my shed too - just wasn't going to admit that until someone else did
     
  4. Chvymn99

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    My newest additions (6 total). Maybe... Maybe more in 3 weeks, he just got another load in...

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  5. Well Seasoned

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    Sweet! Few months old?
     
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    At least 5 weeks... makes my job easier... I’ll put them in the coop tonight... then the pecking order will be eye opener to them....:hair::hair:
     
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    Should be an interesting night with the pecking order. Let them in the run together first? Be an interesting video to see what happens.
     
  8. Midwinter

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    So far so good.... they are pretty much always in the chickens coop... but they have food & water in there...
     
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    Good to hear! Did you notice any pecking order happening?
     
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    Normally yes... One will be single out... but so far every time I've seen them the big one's are outside and the little ones are inside... And some of it depends on your older hens... If they be old and grouchy.... :hair::wacky:
     
  14. Midwinter

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    Well this ain't good for the garden! I'll have to take precautionary measures! :hair:



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  16. Midwinter

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    I hope the clouds move in before the frost!
     
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    Well, after the g2g, we had a scheduled zoning board meeting in town. I applied for a setback variance a month or so ago and it finally got approved. Now for the pole barn build. I need to dig 12 footers, did 2 so far after work. Ran into a huge boulder on the 3rd hole, so called it a night.

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  18. bogieb

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    Too bad you couldn't get the variance before the G2G - I'm sure a few of us could have been put to work.
     
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    Yea, maybe dress up like the amish and get it up in a day, while the ladies serve lemonade? That would've been great!
     
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    We might be capable of something like this... SOf8bXG.jpg