Starting a chicken coop in Nova Scotia, Canada

[drumstick diva]

 

[spotter]

Hello fellow Nova Scotian! I'm new here too... My first chicks are now 6 weeks old and living in a 4 x 4x 4 ft plywood box in the middle of my living room lol while I work on their outside run (the box will be taken apart and reassembled in an old outbuilding at the back of my yard but until I get it predator-proofed, they are house-birds

I live near Wolfville. You?

Susan (chicken newbie)

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! X2 on Sarah's advice to make sure its predator proof. Good luck in making your Little Tykes playhouse into a chicken coop.

 

[grandmaof5]

Welcome. I am south of Truro. I agree with others who have said to make sure (before you put your girls out) that your coop is predator-proof.

 

[HennyPenny01]

Hello and thank you to all of you. Life has been crazy with a wedding for my eldest daughter, another one moving, etc. I did not convert a playhouse as I could not make it as predator proof as it required with the type of house
I have. Instead I have a cedar building. I will put pics soon. I have two Sicilian Buttercup hens, for now, no too. I find these girls do not like being confined, so I let them out to run for a bit everyday and them seem much happier. Any advice?

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

Feel free to ask lots of questions! We're all here to help.

 

[HennyPenny01]

I looked through the breeds on the site and do not see any Sicilian Buttercups?

 

[Michael OShay]

I looked through the breeds on the site and do not see any Sicilian Buttercups?

You will find them at https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/sicilian-buttercup. )

 

[HennyPenny01]

OK thanks

 

[Michael OShay]

OK thanks

You're welcome.