Oof, after a weekend of being sick i'm back on the coop project.
After actually starting lay things out on the ground and seeing it i got to wondering if there would be any problem with keeping the coop side of things open faced to the run.
I'd still have 3 of the 3 sides walled up from ~2ft...
Did not consider the shift in sun for the summer, the area i thought would have some shade is looking like it will probably be nearly full exposure by May.
(Thank you shademap.app)
So now I'm looking at another corner of the yard sandwiched between the deck and East alley wall.
Hoping the...
After hearing all that, this about the maximum space i can give them that's still somewhat shaded.
Seems like any hopes of expanding the flock will have to wait until more of the yard gets shade.
Browsed some of the posted Coop designs here and saw a few I liked but i kept coming back to that...
In the process of designing a coop/run for 6 hens for an urban backyard in Phoenix Arizona.
I want to go a bit bigger than necessary for hen comfort as well as the option for potentially expanding the flock.
Was planning on going DIY or semi DIY with a prefab run and DIY coop attached.
My...
Hello BYC.
Not entirely new to raising chickens but I am new to keeping them in a climate like Phoenix AZ.
As often as a BYC forum page came up in my digging for info, I figured it was time to sign up.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Growing up, my family raised...
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do.