Raising Chickens

Here’s one at the airport taxiing for departure I guess

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Batch #3 of chicks. Hopefully these leave sooner than the last batch did. We got 8-9 (not pictured) Ayam Cemani/Ameraucana mixes we are keeping.

I do have an Ayam Cemani rooster I'd let go cheap if anyone here is interested (we have two).
 

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Tacoma747 said:
Batch #3 of chicks. Hopefully these leave sooner than the last batch did. We got 8-9 (not pictured) Ayam Cemani/Ameraucana mixes we are keeping.

I do have an Ayam Cemani rooster I'd let go cheap if anyone here is interested (we have two).
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Those will be good looking birds
 
A friend texted asking if we needed any extra eggs since we lost some of our flock over winter. We left with 6 dozen eggs and 6 egg layers lol. So we added a 15x15 section onto the run and will open it up once we are through with the quarantine for the new ones.

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Looks fairly horrible, but here is the latest chicken coop. I found the white coop on FB marketplace for FREE, included a decent bit of chicken wire, plus it had the automatic door opener on it. I built the frame, bought a $50 lawnmower for the back tires (and sold the engine for $100). Big lag bolts cost me about $60, the wire used on the sides was basically free, so I overall I can't complain. It isn't pretty, but it gets the job done. It's amazing how fast they pick all the weeds in any given spot, once some of the young ones get moved in there I will be having to move it every day or every other day.
 

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The movable chicken coop I built for my wife. Should easily hold 20ish chickens. Has adjustable ventilation, 6 nesting boxes that are angled and should roll the eggs out to the collection box.
 

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Had some Cemani chicks hatch. The hard part is deciding to sell them or keep them 🤣. We already have more in the incubator. At some point if I can't sell a batch of chicks I am going to be in a world of hurt with too many chickens. Too many roosters is the main fear, guess I can eat them if it comes down to it.
 

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Pigeon update, a couple eggs didn't hatch but the first chick is on the ground and I have at least three more nests that have eggs in them.

Oh and my wife's favorite chicken since this is the chicken thread.
 

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