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I started building the new coop this weekend. The floor has been set on 6 posts that are 48" in the ground, and the walls are framed up! I will start the assembly this week. I will be updating this...
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Tom, I agree with Nan, Little Wills hair is certainly FULL. My sis didn't get hair like that till well, about 5. Course we used to try to rub it off too. That is a great price on the fencing, dang ,...
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I love Wills hair!!!!! It looks just like mine in the morning...very punk and sooooo very in so all you boring folks just go BLAH!~!!!!! Thanks for the pic he is precious. Can I have your Dad...
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I finally installed the permanent roosts today. I put the lowest roost closest to the south wall, this allows me to duck under the top roost to open and close the window. It will be easier to clean...
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Looks Great Tom. Your silkies sure grew up fast....Nan's PicturesHudson's Hatchery
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Looks great Tom! I abdicate . . . you win!~ GingerGossip kills three: the speaker, the spoken of, and the listener.- Samuel b. Nahman, Numbers Rabbah
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Tom, I cannot believe how high your silkie is. I understand the other ones going high but I read silkies won't go high. In the picture I sent you I think you can see the nest boxes. Well they won't...
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Great pictures. Nancy and I are going to throw the chickens out and move inourselves. Now I had a "fight" with "honey" over this and I won......my windows open on the outside of the coop. I hated...
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Cute baby! You make good humans and coops.You will find on your roosts that everyone will want the highest one. You could probably eliminate the bottom one and be OK. In order to get to the door in...
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Great coop Tom! And that baby is just too cute! My nephew's hair looked a lot like Will's did when he was born. Everyone at the hospital referred to him as the "Troll baby!" They would rub his hair...
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Will's hair stands straight up all the time, especially after we give him a bath! I installed the watering system today. I built a shelf, and set the 30gallon barrel on top of the fount heater. I used...
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Well the coop and run are finally finished! The hens should start laying soon, and I should be up to my neck in eggs in no time! The ceiling of the coop has been installed and insulated, and I...
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For those of you that think that it takes Tom forever to get something done, I have to tell you what a devoted father he is. He is so attentive. I wish my ex-husband would have been half as attentive...
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Tom, it looks great. I can't wait to see how the Nankin pad looks out there. You do really nice work. And you make cute babies. How about another pic of the inside now that it is all done? For it was...
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Bump! Didn't want this to get lost in the archives... LOL TomIf you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a Soldier. Lug Island's Picture Album
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Good decision. You should be proud of that coop.....heck it is better than a lot of folks houses.**Judy**
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Bumping this up again.Tom, my dh wants to know what a dropping pit is? I just found this whole thread and looked at all your pictures and what a beautiful coop you have for your chickens.After our...
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Hey Linda, a droppings pit is like a box or sectioned off area directly under the roost. It usually has chicken wire acrossed the top so the birds can't get into/fall into it. People use these so they...
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Yes Tom, it helps alot. I was thinking it had to be something like that. That sounds like it would be alot easier to clean out, but it would use up lots of floor space.Thanks for replying. A link to a...
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Sorry Linda, I can't find a picture of one anywhere... TomLug Islands photos
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Oh well Tom, that is okey. I can figure it out if I so desire to have one when the chicken house gets built next year.Linda T.
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