Recent content by hammerbarner

Hi all. Thanks so much for the replies and warnings! This is why i love this site, gives expert advice for newbies like me. Thanks again, all!! Here in Perth, Western Australia, we have 4 seasons (summer, autumn, winter, spring), with our summers having up to 41 celcius. our winters go down to...

Hi. In https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-mistakes-poultry-keepers-make-and-how-to-fix-them.67667/ (under "Not buying/building a big enough coop"), it states "Chickens need a minimum of 4 sq feet each in the coop, and preferably 10 sq feet of run space". I'm eyeing this one...

Wow, thanks so much for the welcome, everyone!!!

impressed by how much resource is in here. seems i dont need to buy any book! :-D. no chickens yet, just getting some metal fences , planning keep backyard chickens. glad to have found this site! Hi from Perth, Australia.