Articles by beclu727

The Backacre Coop When the chicks were 7 weeks old, my husband started work on the coop for them. He had to buy some pressure treated lumber, OSB for the walls and floor, vinyl flooring, hinges and latches. He already had 2x4s and tin for the roof. He also bought some wheels, so the coop can...

Gwinnett County Georgia Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location No Max Chickens Allowed Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions City/Organization Contact name Gwinnett County Dept. of Planning & Development 446 W. Crogan St. Lawrenceville, GA...

I bought Easter Egger eggs from Atlchick on Jan. 22, 2010. I set them in the Brinsea Eco 20 that evening. Here are the eggs: Here are the eggs just before lockdown on Feb. 9. If you look real close, You can see 3 pips. The first 2 chicks. The dark one hatched about 9pm on 2/11. The yellow...

Backacre Chickens It all started with me reading a poultry forum on a gardening web site. Everyone seemed to enjoy their chickens so much, especially hatching chicks from eggs. My uncle had chickens (RIR and bantys) when I was a kid. I remember collecting eggs and feeding them corn. So I...