we will be building our coop in a couple of weeks. we will have ours inside but with an access door from outside so we can gather the eggs without having to go inside. We will only have about 9 -11 hens at any given time so doing a...
Here are some of ours...
Lets see if I can get all this right the first time :)
4 Barnevelders, 3 Ameraucana, 2 Showgirls, 5 Silkies, 2 Buff Orpintons and 1 black Jersey Giant. whew! We'll have...
we are allowed 2 hens (NO ROOSTERS) for the first 5000 sq ft. of land and then one hen per 1000 sq ft. over that amount. No restrictions/requirements on coop size but must be 10 ft from back property line and 15 feet from a side...
I picked up our chicks last week. I got more than I'll need as we can't have any Roos and I'll have to take them out as we find out what we have. I'll end up with around 9 hens in a 4x8 coop with a 15x10 run and a 4x8 (under the coop)...
okay, I guess I'll increase the coop to a 7x6 which would then give the girls almost 5 sq ft. each assuming I stay with 8 birds since the most I would have would be 10 that would still give them a little over 4 sqft each. I'll be going...
Thanks for the info! Yes, I figured on most days I would let them come out into the yard for awhile if the dog isn't out. I wonder if it would be enough If I just made it a 6 x 6 coop with the four nesting boxes that stick out on one...
I'm in western Oregon, we don't get much if any snow, but we get lots of rain Nov. through April. We do have some days below freezing but usually only at night during the winter. I'll look into the Wellsummer and Marans. Thanks for the...
