Articles by Lilacfeather
So, for my 1st venture in owning chickens, and after lurking on BYC forever, we got 6 9-week-old pullets. Two Buff Orpingtons, 2 Ameraucanas, and 2 Rhode Island Reds.
This is the view from the upper perch by the window. They mostly sleep there overnight, which is a bummer, 'cause it's...
Our coop, competed September 5, 2010
The coop is 6'x4', with the run extending an extra 12'. I'd show you plans, but my husband built it without any. (He's like that) We were lucky to have access to lots of scraps, and extras lying around, which kept our costs down. We used hardware cloth...