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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: cameldairy on November 16, 2009, 03:46:42 pm

Title: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on November 16, 2009, 03:46:42 pm
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/beginningofthechickenhouse.jpg) :chook:
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on November 16, 2009, 04:00:49 pm
here's the back  (http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/backofchickenhouse.jpg)
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on November 16, 2009, 04:03:17 pm
here's day number two (http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/chickenhouseday2.jpg)
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: doganjo on November 16, 2009, 05:36:53 pm
That's not a house, that's a PALACE!
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: jameslindsay on November 16, 2009, 05:43:05 pm
Looks fantastic, I am sure you will have very happy chooks with their new pad :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook:
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Post by: JulieS on November 16, 2009, 07:25:56 pm
That looks amazing.  Your chickens are going to be very happy  :) :chook: :)
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Post by: Daisys Mum on November 16, 2009, 08:47:10 pm

Please can I come and live in your hen house, seriously it is very impressive would love one like it
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on November 16, 2009, 08:50:11 pm
Thanks you guys. When it's done, it will have an 8 ft. covered outside run around 3 sides, and we will build a tractor or 2 (portable run) that will be able to attach to any of the sides so we can keep their ground rotated.
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Post by: daniellestocks on November 16, 2009, 09:27:37 pm
WOW, thats better than the caravan i live in! lol
Looks gud well done you
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Post by: Womble on November 16, 2009, 11:11:15 pm

What they said!  ;D

That's nicer than our house! (No, not the hen house, OUR house!).
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Post by: HappyHippy on November 17, 2009, 11:21:37 am
Yip, I'd agree - fantastic house  ;D ;D ;D
You'll definately have the happiest chickens in the neighbourhood.
Can't wait to see it finished  ;)
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on November 28, 2009, 11:07:17 pm
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/chickenhouseday5.jpg) here is day number 5, I've just started staining the 2 X 4's in the run, hubby is putting up the overhead fence panels and we are waiting for the shade shelter cloth and shutters to arrive in the next couple of weeks. :chook:
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: HappyHippy on November 29, 2009, 09:49:03 am
It looks fabulous ! Well done you and haubby  ;D
Would rival most summer houses here in the UK ! I'm soooo jealous of your chickens ;)
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: Gordon M on November 29, 2009, 07:28:44 pm
Can I come and move in? It's really nice!!
Cheers,
Gordon.
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on December 01, 2009, 11:25:01 am
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/zorrowatchingthechickencoopconstruc.jpg)  Here's Zorro overseeing the chicken house construction.
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on January 13, 2010, 05:49:41 pm
I've been super busy lately with the new house and new baby camel, but here's the finished chicken house.. (http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/CranberriesMom/finishedchickenhouse.jpg)
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: scattybiker1972 on January 13, 2010, 06:46:05 pm
wow what a hen house,id fight the chickens to live there!
Title: Re: Building a new chicken house---day one
Post by: cameldairy on January 13, 2010, 07:03:45 pm
thank you so much!  :chook: my chickens sure do like it, that's for sure.