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[RoadRoach]

You're getting too? Maybe more tonight......8(

We are already something like 30” over our annual accumulation for this time of year. Swimming lessons might be a good idea at the moment.

 

[RoadRoach]

Got the gutter and downspout put on the coop today. Next part of that is a water collection system. I can fab a first flush system, but the tank situation is a little overwhelming. I’m hoping to get some used, but washed, IBC totes, but have to be extremely careful with those. Doesn’t take much contaminant to turn into a big problem.

Most of what we’re doing now is stuff I wanted to do to the old coop. Does that mean I’m catching up?

 

[Sanctuary Brewing]

 

[Zambi]

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Same type of tomatoes as @Craigerrr

 

[Ward Chillington]

. I make a point of washing my hands very thoroughly every time I handle them or do anything in the pen before I touch anything else. Chickens can be fun to keep, but they can be pretty nasty and a lot of work, too.

Star San to the rescue?

 

[GFHomebrew]

Today was moving day.

The missus had a work thing, but her #1 son pitched in and helped me put the run together. I was too busy working to take photos, but she got a few when she got home from the work thing

2 fence panels and 3 roof panels l left to go:

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Anchoring the fence to the cross ties

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Girls transferred and completely confused but feeling very liberated.


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It’s been a long day. I had to go out there to show them where their new sleeping quarters were, well about 2/3 of them. The next week or so is going to be like having 24 toddlers that refuse to sleep in their new bed.

My God Man that is fit for a king!

wowie puts my back yard Shenanigans to shame

We put this together last weekend with some left over materials from my Brothers house.

living up to the Shenanigans name ...

 

[GFHomebrew]

Mostly to prevent salmonella from the fecal material that is sometimes on them. Refrigeration is cheap here, much cheaper than doctors for treating salmonella or trichinosis or any of a dozen other diseases that chickens don't mind carrying around with them. I make a point of washing my hands very thoroughly every time I handle them or do anything in the pen before I touch anything else. Chickens can be fun to keep, but they can be pretty nasty and a lot of work, too.

Speaking of which, I was going to clean coops today, but I might need scuba gear to do that. It's been raining all day, AGAIN. My chickens may be evolving to ducks if this keeps up.

washing eggs apparently washes off the naturally occurring "Bloom" that shields the egg from infection look into it. like an antimicrobial shield they rekon by washing potentially shortens the shelf life by washing the bloom off with the SH!t...

 

[RoadRoach]

My God Man that is fit for a king!

wowie puts my back yard Shenanigans to shame

We put this together last weekend with some left over materials from my Brothers house.

living up to the Shenanigans name ...

We call it Cluckingham Palace. The original one was reduced from Cluckingham Palace to Cluckingham Manor. The littles are LOVING their new home. I'm starting to think the gravel may have been a mistake, but I'm still giving it the benefit of the doubt. That was a lot of expensive gravel, and I REALLY don't have a project big enough to handle it (never mind washing it first). But, it's what the missus wanted, and happy wife, happy life. I'm allowed to disagree, as long as I know who's in charge.

I've got the ladders in for the nest boxes now, and every chicken (18 in that pen) came in to check them out. They're now chicken approved. Lighting is next and maybe some cool little things for some automation of lighting and doors. Automatic doors are stupid expensive for what they are. But, it keeps critters from eating my birds.

 

[RoadRoach]

washing eggs apparently washes off the naturally occurring "Bloom" that shields the egg from infection look into it. like an antimicrobial shield they rekon by washing potentially shortens the shelf life by washing the bloom off with the SH!t...

Yup. Sometimes the eggs are spotless and clean. Sometimes, not so much. We've got about 2 dozen on the counter now, some of which have been there well over a week. Kinda odd to see that many here at one time. Deb usually sells them faster than the (6 at the moment) girls can lay them. I'm still a little concerned what's gonna happen when all of them are at laying age. That's a lotta eggs.

 

[GFHomebrew]

We call it Cluckingham Palace. The original one was reduced from Cluckingham Palace to Cluckingham Manor. The littles are LOVING their new home. I'm starting to think the gravel may have been a mistake, but I'm still giving it the benefit of the doubt. That was a lot of expensive gravel, and I REALLY don't have a project big enough to handle it (never mind washing it first). But, it's what the missus wanted, and happy wife, happy life. I'm allowed to disagree, as long as I know who's in charge.

I've got the ladders in for the nest boxes now, and every chicken (18 in that pen) came in to check them out. They're now chicken approved. Lighting is next and maybe some cool little things for some automation of lighting and doors. Automatic doors are stupid expensive for what they are. But, it keeps critters from eating my birds.

can I recommend Omelet check out that in search they have automatic doors.

I use their 20 meter pen for free ranging the chooks as you woulda seen in videos...