I was worried about this being in New Hampshire where it can get pretty cold with lots of snow.
My only addendum to the "free range in winter is okay" would be to make sure your birds are cold-hearty. Some breeds are not and would probably need more attention when it's that cold.
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My guess is, by this time next year, you have over a dozen chickens and will be thinking about a bigger coop!
On this property, I'll have to keep my flock below ten. I've got plenty of land here for a bigger flock but the terrain sucks. If seeing what these hens do is...
Hey folks.
I've considered raising chickens for a while but never really got around to it. I'd done a lot of research, including lurking here for a while and knew what I wanted to do (size of my flock, breeds, et cetera) and it always ended up on my back burner.
At some point though, two hens...