The Poultry Keeper

Belladonna · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 140 Location: Swansea

Hi,

I'm new here (got introduced by Fenn) and am going to POP with excitement soon! Very Happy

My dear OH has built me a fab house and run (so thorough is he that it could probably contain lions, let alone a few chooks Rolling Eyes

), and tomorrow i collect my first ever chooks!!!! 2 neras and 2 white stars! Very Happy

So i am off to the feed place for pellets, corn and sawdust tomorrow morning, then comes the task of getting the house out of the back door (its rather large you see) and in place in the garden! the run is all set out, we just need to put the house out with it. oh and add some perches. and the ventilation on the house is about 3 feet by 1 foot of wire mesh across the front at the top just under the roof. is this too much - will they get cold? i didnt want them not to have enough air at night you see. Confused

oh and i must dig out a box to bring them home in. we have just moved so i *should* be swamped in boxes.... Rolling Eyes

Bella

NannyP · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject:

Let me join you in jumping up and down.
I rememebr so well the excitement of my first birds.
Have a great time tomorrow Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:28 pm Post subject:

good luck tomorrow
enjoy your new birds
hope the coop fits out of the house Very Happy

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject:

Have fun and take pics!

bird_babe · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 473 Location: wales

good luck for tomorrow blob7

CP · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:11 am Post subject:

That's great - don't forget to take pics! Very Happy

worldor · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 111 Location: West Midlands

Have a lovely day with your new friends Belladonna

Lisa · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:10 am Post subject:

Congratulations! Today is going to be such an exciting day - do come back and tell us all about it Razz

Knobby · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:40 am Post subject:

WooHooo..........Have fun with them.... Very Happy

jooles · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:

Oh, how exciting for you! Look forward to seeing some pics of your new girls Very Happy

Fenn · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury

Have you got them yet?! Have you, have you, have you, have you???!!!!!!!!!!!!! blob7

Belladonna · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 140 Location: Swansea

they're here!!!! and they are sooooooooo beautiful! they seem to have settled in well, scratching around and pooing liberally. Wink

now they are in the house - i expect they are a bit bemused about where they are, poor loves.

still not sure if the house will be too cold at night with the large meshed vent i have - 3 feet across by a foot deep, just under the roof. what do you think - should i find soemthing to cover it over with at night? i dont want them to suffocate or be chilly!

Knobby · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject:

If it gets VERY cold, you can always cover the hole up a bit....otherwise, theyll be fine....theyll all bunch up together and keep warm !!!

Any pics ????????

NannyP · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject:

Mine have a pop hole which remains open in all weather Very Happy

Even when it's been down to minus 5, they seem fine. It's draughts which they have problems with, not too much cold air.
Remember, before we domesticated fowl, they lived in woody areas and roosted in the trees. No coop, not shavings, no pellets etc. They will keep each other warm by snuggling up, and in the summer they will spread out.
Don't forget we absolutely demand photos on here, or we'll chuck you off Wink

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

Congratulations Very Happy

You had better go, now this minute, and work out how many more the house will take.

This time tomorrow you'll be wanting more Laughing

You will, you see Very Happy