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In other news, I've managed to talk to 3 of our nearest neighbors and every single one has said they don't currently hear our rooster from inside their house. I did the neighbourly thing and told all of them to please let us know if it ever becomes a nuisance, and 2 of them said they kinda enjoy...

(Thu Jun 26 - Day 69) Finally made some decent progress on the coop over the past week or so after the rain subsided, even though I got drenched framing the clerestory roof last week. Last week, I put up supports for the 3 side panels and the kiddo can help me at chicken camp later this week...

From First Saturday Lime: So it's 99.9% Calcite, aka crushed limestone. Perhaps squeezing a few lemons, limes, or oranges over a run would also provide some citric acid? I know some people say that you shouldn't overdo it with citrus, but I can't see how a small handful of fruit would be all...

Thanks for the warm welcome! @3KillerBs & Repecka were actually the inspiration for looking into this design in the first place. It's currently 95F and that's the lowest forecasted high all week, so ventilation is at the top of my list!

Thx @paintedChix ! Just realized that I never responded. You gave me so much good content on your post that I've been slowly digesting it all.

Any time someone says chickens are weird, I will remember this story as a reminder that human behavior is infinitely more weird. Who thinks that dropping off a bunch of roosters at a strangers' house, one of which barely escaped being roadkill, is acceptable?

Chicken water park sounds like a great way to beat the heat!

Yikes! Hope y'all are alright.

I should be happy for rain here in Central TX, but this is literally putting a huge damper on my coop construction. 😐

I'm in the process of designing my open wall coop and I was thinking a clerestory roof might satisfy my desire for ventilation out the top. Any/all constructive criticism is appreciated! A ridge vent would probably be the most straightforward way to do this, but as long as I cut all of my pieces...

Thanks! It was a nice surprise. It wasn't until I opened my gift that I realized chickens have been the primary topic of conversation for weeks now. On sat, my wife actually said, "Is there something you want to talk about that isn't related to chickens?" 😁 For sure, their current coop is...

Happy Fathers' Day, y'all! I originally drafted this post a few days ago, but server maintenance happened right when I was about to post. Kinda fitting it now got delayed to Fathers' Day. (Fri Jun 14 - Day 57) I wasn't satisfied with the idea of attaching metal roofing/siding to my commercial...

Based on the guides that I have read, the scenario you described isn't proper fitment. The recommended placement is nearest to the shoulders at the largest part of the neck, the exact opposite way that you would fit one on a cat or dog (smallest part of the neck) or human (necktie).On cats and...

He's been crowing for a while now, but usually not quite that early and prolifically.

Appreciate the warning. I have no expectation that he won't crow, just attempting to see if we can limit his output enough that we don't annoy all the neighbors. With all due respect, after spending many hours of research on the experiences of others (successes and failures), I'm comfortable...

Hi! Just updated my thread. Our 9wk old Roo woke up my wife at 5:30AM yesterday. 😬 Apparently he likes to crow in groups of 8, at a time. I slept through it. 😎 For all of our sake, especially his, let's hope he sleeps in tomorrow morning. We started the collar, but we're going slow and loose...

(Wed Jun 12 - Day 55) El Aquilo, our 9wk old rooster has been crowing a bit more. It's usually quite amusing to us as he often responds when we say, "Hi Chickens!" He's not loud enough to be a legitimate nuisance to neighbors since he's muffled by being in the garage, but we wanted to get ahead...

It might end up being more for us than the chickens, but this is also our backyard, so figure some plants will help spruce up the decor. 😁 Oh my goodness, we only lost heat and power for about 50 hours, but with a 5 yr old and a 5 mo pregnant wife, losing water right after that was brutal. I...

(Tue Jun 4 - Day 47) Getting dressed to get the oldest kid off to camp around 8AM when I hear a noise. I think it's the dachshund - Chihuahua mix (always crying about something or another, usually food), but it seems faint. Send the kiddo to investigate the chickens (still in the garage while we...

Thanks! Glad to be here! Yep, fenced in backyard on a 1/4 acre corner lot in Austin. Current thread for proposed build . Unfortunately did buy a SnapLock coop and a large poultry pen, but now realize the chicken math hit me hard and those items are too small for 10 fully grown birds. Trying to...