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    Still planning for chickens - free range?

    Quote: The barn doesn't have electricity. The junk (my words, not yours) on the side of the barn is a raised platform that the greenhouse will be built on this summer/fall.
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    Still planning for chickens - free range?

    I'm not sure how helpful this is, but this is a picture of our property. I don't know where I want the coop to be yet. The deck along the back of the house is going to be expanded this spring to include another level down to the pool. It's currently 14' by 38' and is about 7' off the ground...
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    Still planning for chickens - free range?

    Quote: I didn't even know automatic doors existed. We'll have to look into that and see if it will work well for us.
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    Still planning for chickens - free range?

    We're trying to really plan everything out for next year. We will be building a coop and a run for 15-20 chickens. I have so many questions. We live on 8 acres in the country and our property is bordered by woods on 2 sides. The only fence we have is around the garden to keep the deer out...
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    What do you think of my deed restrictions?

    Quote: Homeowners Association No, there is definitely no homeowners association. We don't even need building permits out here. We live 20 miles from the nearest town. I never even thought to check the deed restrictions until DH said something because we live in the Amish farmland of Ohio.
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    What do you think of my deed restrictions?

    No, we don't have a fence. We live on the top of a hill, so I could easily put the chickens on the backside of the hill. They would have to walk onto my property in order to see anything down there. They also don't have anyone to report me to. A real estate company bought a farm and...
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    What do you think of my deed restrictions?

    We live out in the country and we own a little over 8 acres. We have no neighbors on one side or in the back. We positioned our house so that the house sits at an angle. The back of the house faces the corner with no neighbors and the front of the house faces the other homes. All of our...
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    How much does it cost to feed chickens?

    Thank you so much for all of your input! I just don't see how it's possible for us to raise chickens right now. I was really hoping that I could show DH that we would break even with raising our own chickens, but I don't see how that is possible. Money is really tight right now, so we have...
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    How much does it cost to feed chickens?

    Dh wants me to have a full list of exactly what it will cost to keep chickens. I am having a lot of trouble finding out how much their feed will cost. I want 10 laying hens and I think I want an assortment of brown egg layers. They will have a run and I plan to let them free range a few hours...
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    When should I start?

    I have decided that I want to raise chickens. I am only interested in laying hens. I am reading everything I can find and of course trying to learn everything from BYC as well. I do not have any coop or structures which can be converted into a coop. DH and I are totally starting from...
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    Newbee from Ohio

    Quote: I'm in southern Ashland county.
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    i wish someone would have told me!!

    That sounds like something I would do
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    Newbee from Ohio

    I am hoping to learn as much as possible from everyone here, so I thought I should at least introduce myself. I don't have any chickens, but I'm considering getting some. I'm a stay at home mom of two little boys (ages 2 years old and 4 months). I also have 2 terriers and we live on 8 acres...
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