tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post116930932773151788..comments2008-10-13T08:32:10.455-05:00Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1170077310748389992007-01-29T07:28:00.000-06:002007-01-29T07:28:00.000-06:002007-01-29T07:28:00.000-06:00Laura, I think they'd sell very well. I was surprised at how many people are aware of them. But we just give ours away because I'm a bit worried about insurance issues.<BR/><BR/>Vicki, we've got 6 hens and 2 roosters right now. At one time we had about 30 chickens and this coop was fine for that too.<BR/><BR/>Ki instead of answering here I made a new post about Easter Eggers.<BR/><BR/>Meredith, that's right - they are really charming! <BR/><BR/>3C, glad you are up with all the latest high-tech equipment. :)<BR/><BR/>FL, thanks, yeah the pecking order thing is funny. Chickens aren't much for sentimentality.<BR/><BR/>Anon, I laugh about how these chickens will actually wait in line to use this box!Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169926644900725632007-01-27T13:37:00.000-06:002007-01-27T13:37:00.000-06:002007-01-27T13:37:00.000-06:00My chickens used to argue about who got to lay in an old pet carrier I kept in the shed. I would use another to take Banty pullets for my kids' Show and Tell at school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169835858789974552007-01-26T12:24:00.000-06:002007-01-26T12:24:00.000-06:002007-01-26T12:24:00.000-06:00great coop! looks like you put a lot of work in it. my favorite thing is to sit in the hen house and watch them roost at night. it's funny how th pecking order effects where they get to sleep and who they sleep with. kinda like kids in the cafeteria. <BR/><BR/>love the nesting box!!!!feathered lawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826542315164249062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169564843820976452007-01-23T09:07:00.000-06:002007-01-23T09:07:00.000-06:002007-01-23T09:07:00.000-06:00Ooh, we have those cool high-tech door locks too! And gate hinges just like them!threecolliehttp://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169483069095845752007-01-22T10:24:00.000-06:002007-01-22T10:24:00.000-06:002007-01-22T10:24:00.000-06:00They do make great pets, don't they? I never ever would have thought that I could be charmed by a chicken. No matter how foul my mood in the morning, those chickens busting out of the door to see what I've brought them makes me smile every time. And being scolded by a chicken is amusing to (if they don't like what I've brought them to eat). I totally know what you mean by the 'evil eye'. I call it 'the stink eye'.meresy_ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01586109095715179608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169472020565814032007-01-22T07:20:00.000-06:002007-01-22T07:20:00.000-06:002007-01-22T07:20:00.000-06:00If you get new chickens try the auraucana. They lay multi-colored Easter eggs and they're supposed to be low cholesterol too. We bought some chicks one year but they all turned out to be males! And we were so looking forward to seeing those Easter eggs. <BR/><BR/>After reading the article below I guess the Auraucana only lays blue eggs. The Easter egg layers are of mixed breed.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AraucanaKihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169408885153639852007-01-21T13:48:00.000-06:002007-01-21T13:48:00.000-06:002007-01-21T13:48:00.000-06:00The picture of the chicken looking at you around the corner of the door is one of the funniest photos I've seen in weeks. How many chickens do you have again? <BR/><BR/>Nice little coop- great design and it's so CLEAN compared to most chicken coops! And tell White leghorn it happens to the best of us.vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425538164486168338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169403226727126892007-01-21T12:13:00.000-06:002007-01-21T12:13:00.000-06:002007-01-21T12:13:00.000-06:00Looks good!<BR/><BR/>I was just helping my brother collect eggs from his hens today. He sent me home with a few dozen of the prettiest little eggs because his frig is overflowing with them.<BR/><BR/>I suggested he try selling some, but I'm not sure how that would go over because I imagine people are used to the gigantic thin-shelled ones from the supermarket.LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169390960486124052007-01-21T08:49:00.000-06:002007-01-21T08:49:00.000-06:002007-01-21T08:49:00.000-06:00FC, yup, it definitely built with the egg-gatherers' comfort in mind as well.<BR/><BR/>KF, thanks! You're a sweetie!Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169389135619034622007-01-21T08:18:00.000-06:002007-01-21T08:18:00.000-06:002007-01-21T08:18:00.000-06:00In the past, I've had my share of varmits raiding the coop. I would call the county boys and they would bring a cage w/a can of cat food. In a day or two, presto-magico, end of problem. I've also been known to blast a couple.<BR/><BR/>I plan on ordering 25-50 this spring. If your population takes a dive, let me know. I'll meet you in Montgomery- a bird or two in hand :)KFarmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060166642694814717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169352084019512932007-01-20T22:01:00.000-06:002007-01-20T22:01:00.000-06:002007-01-20T22:01:00.000-06:00Looks like a user friendly coop!Floridacrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169318304843963832007-01-20T12:38:00.000-06:002007-01-20T12:38:00.000-06:002007-01-20T12:38:00.000-06:00Yes, that was the plan for us too, if we'd had a problem. We put chicken wire around the bottom at one time, when one of the muscovies was insisting on trying to nest there.Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1169314328827443222007-01-20T11:32:00.000-06:002007-01-20T11:32:00.000-06:002007-01-20T11:32:00.000-06:00Nicely done and I’m considering something similar. We have a problem with raccoons and ground squirrels raiding the coop so I may have to put chicken wire around any air vents.<BR/><BR/>CheersRobhttp://creekbed.org/bandh/journal.htmnoreply@blogger.com