Thank you for your reply. The run will be on the west side of the building, dumping snow onto a bunch of fireweed . We have done a lot of reading and have decided that we will be doing the periphery with buried wood and hardware cloth. The top will be wood. I appreciate your telling me that...
Thanks for the Hatchery names. I finally decided on Murry McMurray .......ordered the heavy breed mix, straight run......anxious to see what I get. Our coop is done and almost sided, next comes the run. Peeps should be here by July 11th------very excited. Question, we may still be working on...
Hi Chillin', I just joined this group and was given your link. Nice to see Alaskans here, this will be my first time ever with chickens and am really looking forward to the experience. The chicks you listed are pretty much what I was considering. I read up on the necked necks and they might...
......so new, we don't even have chickens YET. Just about done with the coop, then we will start the run. Hoping to have 12-14 chickens. I had thought to have month old chicks, but now that summer has come to Alaska I am starting to think I can do the new babies. Any advise on cold...