This coop was made by me for an Oregon City Builder, its about two years old and in very good condtion. Its big, about 10 feet plus long and three plus fet wide.
A big run made keeping 6 chickens easy.
2 feeders, 2 waterers, nest box and some food included.
One piece of plastic needs...
I have two gold comets, have ben laying like stars from the fall on, also friendly and easy to talk to.
we don't see comets much on the boards, as commercial cross breds, but I like my two, I have buffs, am giving away the gl wyadottes,,, too noisy and unable to pick up.
my good buffy gave me...
well , english shepards are wonderful,,,, if you can find a non inbred line... have worked a few, have one as a client now,, just adore him,,,, do not take a shy one!!!!! ( the client had a great dog, just no human training, dog tuned up in thirty minutes, humans, six weks)
all the working...
be warned,, not all buffys are fun.
I had one buffy, called stupid, ugly buffy that was not fun or nice,,,, just stupid and layed a hell of alot of eggs!!!!! more than pretty buffy.
she died about six weeks ago, cause unknown.
she may have disliked handling, but she was quiet and layed an...
Well I will come see you and we can talk chickens, and go for a ramble and drink a pint and I will meet all your friends?
My grandmother was from county Cork, a Relahan, and I look like all of them. have the same sense of humor too,,,,, i had an atricle about the Relahans , but lost it...
hi , chicks had their first day in the big run,,,, no more house calls, but the gold comets got fed corn crackers in the kitchen yesterday and are ready to move in!!!
I bought my eggs from a nice man, I picked his eggs because I could buy 6 he sent 8,,,, and his pics of birds looked healthy...
a buffy is a buff orphgington,, from england, a large, golden bird that is supposed to be calm and easy to handle.
they should 50%, go broody and be easy to put chicks/eggs under.
my girl is two and this is her first group of e bay eggs... she has done very well by them and is easy to handle...
kitchen chicks are easy,, get a broody buffy and put her in a crate in the kitchen,,,,, they never want to leave!!!!
both shelties are well trained, I am a dog trainer, both are on on down stays,,, or they would run the gang out now!
the big grey has to be reminded every batch of chicks"...
So Miss buffy went broody when we had a rain storm for two weeks, so i put her in a crate and put her in the kitchen where it was warm and dry. Everyday, i took her off the nest and out to eat, ,,, she learned to run back in the ktichen, into her crate.
Now it is rainy and cold,, so she brings...
I am a dog trainer for 20 years, and the bottom line is,
breed nice dog to nice dog,, get nice dog.
I see all the designer crosses, most are not worth the money spent,, just backyard breeders with money signs in their hearts and glib voices. ( silver lab? oh my god, grew out to be a...
I am on my fifth batch of noodles, talked with a pro noodle maker at sat market.
she told me not to refrigerate dough for an hour, and cut noodles, then rest an hour,, noodles stay togther better.
When I did this I could use small portions of dough and roll very fine, I use a rolling pin, I...
well I am a newbie,
but I gave my broody buffy eight shipped ebay eggs and she was a great incubator in the kitchen and now has six healthy chicks almost a week old following her around the yard. six of eight was a great hatch rate, eggs came from Tn to Oregon, and I am happy with my...
Forest Grove oregon,,,, I was an outlaw,, with up to 6 hens , for the past two years along with a lot of other folks,
city council decided not to charge, harass or spend time on chicken issues unless the neighbor complains,,,, this is a big change from... NO CHICKENs at all., recession has...
I have a buff with six new chicks, six days old, kept mostly seperated, today I let them all meet in in the open yard, buff told off one pushy hen and looks like peace will prevail. I want to move hen and chicks into run next week. will it work?
My broody has six new babies, and she wanted a dust bath now! after 21 days of no bath ,she was desperate. So she took them out of the safe pen at 24 hours old, to the rose bush and showed them how to have a bath. It was a hoot.
Now at age five days, they all want a bath at 5 pm, with mom, in...