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

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

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    This is at 6 weeks.... man time flies....

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    Almost freezer time. How long are you letting them go?
     
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    Im hoping For another week or two but will see how things work out. They are definitely filling out quickly... The surprising thing is they very active..... which makes them quite entertaining...
     
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    Do you process them yourself Chvymn99 or take them to a processor?
     
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    I'll process them myself... This little quantity wont be too bad...
     
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    Chicken tractor done.
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    Looks nice. Is the pup protection patrol?:whistle:
     
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    I'm pretty sure that's not his intentions.

    Thanks!
    Ended up using zip ties for attaching the mesh to the frame and the regular metal roofing screws for the roof hold good in the frame as well, just needed to drill a hole for them to get a grip on and they went right through, I had to grind off the tips as they were a bit long.
     
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    So the first cohort of 10 has been living in the coop and run for a month or so now. We have a second cohort of 6 that are about 7 weeks younger that we need to introduce to the older cohort. We have 2 roosters in each cohort although the older roosters are both bantams. We have set up a dog crate in the run and have been putting the younger birds in the crate every day for the whole day. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of aggression by the older birds, we are going to wait a few more weeks until the younger cohort gets a little bigger/closer in size to the older ones and then just let them out of the crate one evening and see what happens. Any other advice tips on introducing new birds?
     
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    Supper Time....:D

     
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    Pretty much how I do it, but I just put them in the rooster area late in the evening....... They'll go through a pecking order for a while... hopefully it doesn't get too bad...
     
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    Got one of these for thr yard.
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    Like shootin fish in a bucket.
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    UV light attracts them then sucks them into the trap in the bottom with a fan.
     
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    LOL...womens large fit me better than mens med...I'm definitely a function over form kinda guy;)...great socks BTW Darn Tough brand merino wool full cushion hikers...I wear em year round.
     
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    Great VT product there
     
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