Author Topic: nearly ready for new dwellers (Read 6822 times)

langdon · « **on:** December 02, 2010, 05:32:32 pm »

been up to the new house today to clean out the shed for our chickens and goats, after giving them
a good clean out i was quite surprised as to how good condition they are in.
i am going to nail planks or sheets across the inside of the goat shed to reinforce it and make it warmer but apart from
doing that its good.
chicken house is good as well, we will be bringing our is well.
putting a fence around the perrimeter is the main job so hopefully this weekend we can get on with it.
what i am really chuffed about is that i have proper farm gates now!
therev is something about them that i love ( maybe im mad ! ) i think they add to the character of the place!
will keep you updated and once we are settled i will put photos on ere

langdon

HappyHippy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 02, 2010, 06:04:38 pm »

The simple things eh Langdon ? I know what you mean about the gates, after using 'recycled' ones left from when my Dad was farming it was a big smile on my face when I got my new galvy ones

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2010, 08:20:28 am »

don't forget to de bug the new chuck house just in case.

OhLaLa · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2010, 10:34:26 am »

Can't wait to see the pics. We (and our animals) all live in such different houses/setups. Lovely to hear how others are getting on.

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langdon · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2010, 04:46:27 pm »

been up again today bringing alot of outside stuff up to new house, place looks great with our things
in the field, really looks like we are putting our own stamp on the place.
just can wait to see all our animals roaming around their new home.
dont have to worry about our cockerels as i heard loads from nearby neighbours, saves me from going
and asking would any of them mind

langdon

bamford6 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2010, 08:15:26 pm »

sounds good when will you be moving the gates stone walls make a farm .see iff you can get some second hand telegrasph poles there good, i hope things work out .you can re stock in spring

langdon · « **Reply #6 on:** December 04, 2010, 11:34:28 am »

the gates are allready on new site

we deffently want to get some light sussex, could not get any this year, fingers crossed for next spring.
hope all is well with you mate

langdon

bamford6 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2010, 02:54:19 pm »

iv just got some bantams from orkney they lay a good size egg and very good stock .will send you a hatch for youre incubater .when you settle in

langdon · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2010, 06:11:45 pm »

you have just got us excited at the moment!
will all eggs be light sussex? as we are desprate for this breed and i would like to breed them myself.
thanks langdon

bamford6 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2010, 08:21:05 pm »

18 eggs would give you 8 hens i would off thort birds bred from bob fellows so good stock to start all the best let me no when

NorthEssexsmallholding · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2010, 11:48:12 am »

Hi Langdon, you are doing something similar to what I hope to do, what fencing have you used around your chicken perimeter? Also where did you source it and what did it cost you?

Cheers in advance

langdon · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2010, 10:22:22 pm »

where we are now at the moment i have cut down trees and used the wood for the fence with chicken wire so fencing
for me was quite cheap.
where we are moving to now there is a chicken run set up ( post rail wire ) it just need some improvement with timber that we collect
from recycled timber from caravan deckings etc.
hope al works out for you!

hairyhetty · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2010, 06:03:57 pm »

farm gates are the bees knees, spent weeks looking at brocheres before we moved into farm!! so sad

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