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Ok here is the back of the coop. There are 16 nest boxes (way more than what I need but hey I might end up getting more chickens ;)). The walls fold down so I can access the boxes. There are lips on both the front and the back to prevent eggs from rolling out and the front lip gives the hen a...

It was great to meet you too Canesisters! The roo is settling in nicely in my spare room in the spare dog crate. He is very sweet and affectionate and seems to enjoy human contact. The buff orp's are in the coop tonight. I've read that they need at least a month in quarantine. Is that...

The coop is done!!! I will post pictures tomorrow.

Where that chicken wire is will be shut tight at night. You can see in the third picture that the panel on the right has hinges. The hardware cloth on the bottom is 1/2 in. I plan on using pine bedding in the bottom and doing my own version of the deep litter method. If litter and debris...

The coop is finally being built. It's about 3/4 of the way done. Tomorrow it will be done! All that's left is that last panel on the side in the last picture, the next boxes, roosts, and roof. The base is 2 massive pallets nailed together. There is hardware cloth on top of the pallet...

Oh they are roughly 5-6 weeks. Most are almost completely feathered. I have 1 that is considerably smaller than the rest and is mostly fuzz. She stays to herself mostly and she is the sweetest of the bunch. She'll just sit in my hand for the longest time without me having to hold her.

I lost one today. They turned cannibalistic and killed the one that they had started to peck at before. They are out growing the dog crate they are in. The fiance and his dad are 3/4 of the way done with the coop. They've got to go out tomorrow. So I removed dead chicken and gave them all...

I have only had wild rabbit and I think it tastes better than chicken.

After some comparison between what's in the big garden at the in-laws and my little mystery veggie, I think it's watermelon. If that is the case, then I have absolutely no clue on where it came from. Cantaloupe is much preferred over watermelon in this house. I'll eat it but its not my...

That's the plan!! I got the hutch from my landlord (he thinks we're crazy with all the dogs, chickens, and now hopefully rabbits). He thinks he has 2 more and he'll give them to me if he finds them. so 3 hutches=3 rabbits (1 buck, 2 does). The small building behind the hutch is now being...

So guess what's on the animal list to get next???;) :bun

Here are the chickens today. They are getting really big really fast! Thank goodness the coop will be built this weekend. (didn't I say that last week?? LOL). I can't wait for this weekend I get my 'lorp roo thanks to canesisters!

:D Cute

Yea I thought it would be a possibility that they wouldn't bloom this year. I have irises that I got from my mom and my MIL earlier this year as well and they haven't bloomed yet either. I don't think they will bloom this year. I can't wait since I have no clue what color anything will be...

My mom gave me a ton of lilly bulbs earlier this year. I planted them around end of February, begining of March. They have all grown up and are nice and green but when will they bloom?

It's funny all this talk about lawns and grass and such. My fenced backyard is dog territory. There is minimal grass back there (I was thrilled when it started growing!). My front 'yard' is essentially my driveway. It's more dirt than grass/weeds. The side yard is thick with dandilions and...

Wow that's a lot of different varieties of beans!! In my small raised bed garden at my home I have: Cherry tomatoes bell peppers banana peppers cucumbers lettuce spinach Will be planting bush beans tomorrow. In the big, family garden at the in-laws: Okra bush beans pole beans sweet...

Jared, yes I breed and yes I train them. All but 2 have their Canine Good Citizen certificate. Once I'm done with school we plan on showing a few of them.

It looks like a sweet potato vine.

Hehehe Please don't think poor Bella is being left out. She is always glued to my hip and sometimes I just forget about her even being there. Interesting article by the way.