Articles by NHMountainMan

New Hampshire Windy Ridge Mountain Coop We made the decision to get chickens in Fall 2018. I say we… but it was clear that Mrs. MtnMan had no interest in small farming. But she was willing to indulge on one condition: she had nothing to do with them. She’d grown up on a farm – but was the...

One Newbies Journey: Part 1 – Planning. About this Newb: As a kid in 70’s in NYC, chicken was a game of jumping turnstiles or riding on the back of the subway. Never saw a live chicken – only dead ones hanging in Grampa’s deli. Dad was a smoke-eater, a fireman. His escape was to take his...

One Newbie’s Journey: Part 2 – Rethinking my plan Now 11 months after ordering my first chicks, and starting construction on my too small coop for my too large flock – I’ve had time to rethink, refine and research my chicken plans. In part 1, I detailed my research and reason for getting into...