We
are raising
barred rock
chickens
this year. |
Hen
and Rooster
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Their
personalities
are much
calmer than
the rhode
island reds. |
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We decided to try White Rock Chickens for the 2005 season.
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We bought them from McMurray Hatchery over the internet. We got one rare & exotic with our order.
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We found these chicks to be the healthiest yet. They were superior to Agway and Tractor Supply.
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They quickly outgrew their rubbermaid home. We put extra chicken wire on our dog cage to hold them.
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![](images/web%202005%20chickens/Pitney%20guarding%20chicks.gif) The new chicks always draw a lot of interest from the other family members.
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Sometimes a chick falls to the bottom of the "pecking order" and has to be separated for a short time.
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OH NO 40 chickens and only one coop for the winter!
We decided to close in half of our wood working shop.
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I used recycled 4x4's and joist hangers to build the floor. I have a hard time "toenailing"
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I put down wire fencing and plastic to keep out the moisture and rats. The shed floor is dirt.
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I purchased rough cut lumber from a local saw mill for the floor and wall.
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Floor almost complete.
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I framed out the wall on top of the floor.
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We decided to put one of the nesting boxes from the old coop in here instead of building a new one.
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I finished the wall and put in a small door. |
We also realized that the run was too small to accommodate everyone.
I collected pallets from work and we built a pallet fence.
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Pallets come in all shapes and sizes. This is a Husqvarna tractor pallet that I painted on the bottom to preserve the wood. |
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Michael drilled holes through all of the cross supports so we could insert a reinforcing rod. |
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We pounded the reinforcing rod in the ground and supported the fence with bricks. |