Thursday, November 1, 2012

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: temps took a nose dive

 

What a great idea. I never thought if a green house. Little nervous about the temps here. In the summer we receive more than enough rain. We regraded our yard this Fall so it is all an open slate. We also took out the 60 yr old birches some if which fell in during our last big storm. First things first 1) coop and run.

Charlene

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On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:14 AM, sidesaddle5@yahoo.com wrote:

 

<<I am trying figure out all of the if's and butts before I get started...>>
 
As the old saying goes--"If 'ifs' and 'ans' were pots and pans, there'd be no need of tinkers!" <g>
 
As Cathryn says--make a list.  I try to prioritize mine--the things that MUST get done are highlighted, or starred, or IN CAPS (or mentioned at 10-minute intervals!)  And be sure to cross off what's been done (gives you a good feeling) as well as adding to the list as you discover the need.
 
With the hurricane, I found that the coop needs battens over any seams in the outside shell (no point insulating if there's going to be water leaking in, even if it *was* horizontal rain!)--and the flap for nest-box access swelled and needs to be planed down a tad (won't lock now, so any self-respecting raccoon or whatever can just lift it right up now--thank goodness "Nature" just had a program on raccoons, so DH just saw what they are capable of!)  Plus we need a "greenhouse" attached to the coop so they'll have a snow-free space to run.  And the concrete block base to my envisioned garden hot-bed is still sitting where I set it up *last* fall, wating for you-know-who to build the top!

Rhonda

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