I've spent the last few days reading through the forums and gathering lots of information. I've never had chickens, my parents never had chickens and, as far as I know, my grandparents never had chickens! Obviously, I have A LOT to learn. My husband and I have 5 acres in central Indiana with a dozen or so head of cattle. I work at the local elementary school as the secretary and my husband has a carpentry shop here at our place. I've been thinking about raising chickens for a while now and since hubby is ready to start on a coop soon I thought I'd better gather info before I gather eggs! Thanks to all the 'Old Timers'....you've already helped me a lot.
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