I'll post pics when I can get a break. Will let everyone know when I
do. It is my own design and I will explain why when I post the pics.
It seems to be working out nice though so far.

Trav.
--- In barrelponics@yahoogroups.com, Robert Ray <atruefriend@...> wrote:
>
> What did you use for chicken coop plans? What factors guided you as
you
> modified the plans or chose the design. I haven't built a chicken coop
for
> over 30 years. I am pretty sure that the needs of chickens haven't
changed
> in that time. How did you do your nest boxes? I know you must have
taken
> lots of pictures. (-;
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> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Travis barrelponics@... wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Basically I have about $2000.00 invested total in a small layer
> > operation (coop, fences, chicks, feed, etc...) with around 80 hens
that
> > should yield about 6 dozen eggs a day when the girls start laying.
At
> > $3.00 a dozen, that works out to just a bit over $500.00 a month. I
am
> > free ranging them in my apple/pear and peach orchrds which are
located
> > on each side of the coop. I run the hens one day on one side and
> > another day on the other. The apple/ pear orchard has13 trees in a
> > space 64ft. x 70ft. The peach orchard has 8 trees in a 50ft. x 50ft.
> > area. The chickens keep the bugs down and manage the grass while
> > fertilizing the trees. I suppliment the feed with BSF, duckweed and
> > water hyacinth. They seem to be doing fine so far. I did this years
> > ago at the last place we had and it worked out very nice. The trees
> > grew very fast and pests were at a minimum.
> >
> > Trav.
> >
> >
> > --- In barrelponics@yahoogroups.com
<barrelponics%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Robert Ray atruefriend@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I am interested in a 4 month roi ... do tell me more so I can do
it.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Travis barrelponics@ wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hey Diana,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the link. Ialso have a very large library of
documents on
> > > > small animal husbandry (poultry included) at my website which
can be
> > > > found at: http://www.fastonline.org/content/category/4/28/29/
> > > > <http://www.fastonline.org/content/category/4/28/29/>
> > > >
> > > > As I write this entry I am in for a break from building the
roost in
> > the
> > > > new layer house and will be building the nest boxes (20 of them)
> > today.
> > > > The girls are very happy now to run the orchards and are
enjoying a
> > diet
> > > > of BSF, duckweed, water hyacinth, grass and bugs. They should be
> > > > starting laying later this month or Aug. Can't wait to finally
> > possibly
> > > > get some income coming in after 4 years. If all goes well with
the
> > egg
> > > > sales we should recoup our initial investment in 4 months. Not a
bad
> > > > ROI.
> > > >
> > > > Trav.
> > > >
> > > > --- In barrelponics@yahoogroups.com
<barrelponics%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <barrelponics%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > Diana Hedrick dlhanonymous@
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all... (lurker here for quite some time) ... thought I
would
> > reply
> > > > when I saw mention of the "poultry operation/free range" > check
out
> > my
> > > > poultry library at the link below in my sig.
> > > > > I love reading about all the operations members have going
here...
> > > > unfortunately I just have a pond in my backyard (along with my
pet
> > > > silkies) but I plan on one of these days incorporating these
> > principles
> > > > together with my (teensy weensy pond) to grow some of the more
> > > > delicate vegetables (like watercress for one that I cant get
here).
> > > > > I live in holland .
> > > > > Diana
> > > > >
> > > > > Visit my library of poultry links/info:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi
> > > > > (most forums are open access to visitors but all are welcome
to
> > join!)
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