What Are Your Plans For 2022?

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Soooooo many plans!

• Gonna put down pine bark in under it all and hopefully what's in there will continue to dry out.
• Finish tidying up the hardware cloth from where I'm connecting it to the new coop just on the outside edge of the old run...because I changed my mind and we pulled it through from inside the run to outside the run there is about an 8" gap between the two. Gonna be tricky to do.
• PAINT soon as weather warms back up so LP Smartside will stop warping!
• Also still gotta cut out a door on new coop to go into the run as well as build a ramp still.
• Before spring comes will be cutting out windows for increased ventilation
• probably making a sliding barn door on the new coop that goes into the run area so I can just leave it open during summer.
• Install some sort of gutter across front of coop to help with the water coming down where I have to work inside coop.
• Would LUV to put a roof in entire run...but we'll see.

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

I rescue all poultry and I also breed some birds and sell chicks. I am super picky about who buys my chicks though. ❤ Gotta make sure they go to a great place and not to a dinner plate. This year I will be adding to my flocks and working on my project breeds. I will also be working on new coops for my breeders. I'll also be redecorating my older coops. ❤

 

[BReeder!]

Reducing feed costs... I wish. Unable to free range beyond the yard. That's the only real way I know to reduce feed cost by letting the birds find their own food. With that said, the cost of feed has gone up about 20%.

I will be adding a few hens hopefully and I intend to grow out some more ducks for meat so we will have a larger number of ducks for some time at least.

Run extention could be an option. I'm tempted to add ~100 sqft. In the coop, I would like new nest boxes.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm wondering if DH would be amenable to adding a window to the coop. Something top hinged to keep out any rain, and I'd close it in the winter. There is plenty of ventilation right now, so it would for more light in the coop. And so I could watch them.

 

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