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Yesterday we got ourselves two 7 month old Lohman hens and introduced them to our Garden Ark, which if you are not familiar with can be seen here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/948957/the-garden-ark-step-one-to-life-with-chickens All they wanted to do all day was hang out on the...

We are taking the plunge into building our first chicken coop, with the ultimate goal of having a house for 2 or 3 hens in the spring. We’ve decided to go with The Garden Ark, we bought the plans on thegardencoop.com for $25 US which currently equates to $32 CAN. I like that it’s not too big...

Hi, I have a wide open back yard with no fence and backing onto a drop so there are no tress behind us. There is a large detached garage in the back right corner but other that there is no cover. It is quite windy as well so I am really in a quandary about potential coop locations. The back...

Hi, I am new here and posting like crazy but I have a large (25 X 30) detached garage. Could put my coop in the garage? I am thinking there are reasons why I wouldn't do that but I am wondering what they would be? Seems like a great shelter during our rough Newfoundland winters. Right now...

I am planning to get into chicken raising but I have no idea how noisy they can be? Our houses are not that close together (200-300ft) but I wouldn't want to bother the neighbors. Thanks

Hi there, I am just getting started in backyard chickens, my son is actually the one who is interested in raising some hens for eggs. We are looking to build an inexpensive small coop to start us off. We need something that can handle the wind because it is quite windy where we live. Does...

EBay seems ot have a lot of decent small coop options like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HomCom-Chicken-Hutch-Coop-Crate-Hen-Cage-Crate-w-Egg-Box-/370841938109?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item5657e6e8bd. Has anyone had experinece buying somrhting like this from ebay? All my ebay...

Hi there, My son is looking to get a couple of chickens for eggs in the spring. We live in Newfoundland so I'm wondering if we have a small outside coop would it be too cold for chickens? It doesn't get extremely cold here but it does go down to freezing for 3 or 4 months of the year. Also...