tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34826257079498564262011-11-27T16:59:27.648-08:00A practical guide to raising chickens in the city.Ryan Nickumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742451734106596018noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482625707949856426.post-62649497216281116942010-03-13T21:35:00.000-08:002010-03-28T12:37:16.617-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/S5x1Wf7ZuLI/AAAAAAAAAy8/pUEGmuWzXK8/s1600-h/IMG_6797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/S5x1Wf7ZuLI/AAAAAAAAAy8/pUEGmuWzXK8/s320/IMG_6797.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />Berg Danielson, a local carpenter is selling these beautiful coops he builds in his Ballard wood shop. Made from durable cedar, they're going for $700 a piece and he delivers. They're perfect for a backyard coop and hold 3 chickens comfortably. <br /><br />You can buy them through his Etsy site (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stuga">link</a>), call him directly at (206) 909-2727, or check out his <a href="http://seattlechickencoops.com/">website</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3482625707949856426-6264949721628111694?l=urbancoops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan Nickumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742451734106596018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482625707949856426.post-8144834525418953392009-05-28T09:10:00.000-07:002009-05-28T09:17:02.342-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/Sh64MFVFPOI/AAAAAAAAAw0/gTGtgnQlOSk/s1600-h/DSC_0317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 156px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/Sh64MFVFPOI/AAAAAAAAAw0/gTGtgnQlOSk/s200/DSC_0317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340908725836528866" border="0" /></a>Predators are a danger to urban hens. Raccoons, rodents, birds of prey, cats... the list goes on and on. In an effort to protect our investment in future omelets we posted a brave and courageous sentinel to guard the hen house.<br /><br />Maka is our dog, a former street mutt from the Republic of Georgia. Despite her tough beginnings on the hard former-Soviet streets we entrusted her with guarding the hens.<br /><br />We chose to ignore some of Maka’s previous transgressions, such as the time we caught her eating a dead chicken she found caught in a fence. And then there was the time she tried to run off with a neighbor’s rooster. And the time she tried to gorge herself on the remains of a chicken killed by a hawk. We ignored these prior crimes and chose to focus on how she once played nicely with a disabled chick as a puppy.<br /><br />Life is full of second chances. Maka got a second chance. And then she betrayed us.<br /><br />It seems you can take the dog out of the street, but you can’t take the street out of the dog. Turn your back for a second and Maka is digging her way under the coop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/Sh63wgqMoTI/AAAAAAAAAws/1NHdrW5WY2E/s1600-h/DSC_0318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gvbQx7Oolnc/Sh63wgqMoTI/AAAAAAAAAws/1NHdrW5WY2E/s200/DSC_0318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340908252136513842" border="0" /></a><br />This is why it’s also important to secure your coop with sturdy wire mesh. It keeps out rats and raccoons, as well as worthless guard dogs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3482625707949856426-814483452541895339?l=urbancoops.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan Nickumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742451734106596018noreply@blogger.com0