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Egg in the lower right corner of pic: We have 7 chickens. We have 3 easter eggers (2 green layers and 1 blue). We have 1 silver laced wyandotte, 1 speckled Sussex, 2 Buckeyes. We've been keeping a chart of our eggs and notices that we have a light brown egg (we suspect the Sussex) and a brown...

@Ridgerunner and @3KillerBs Thanks for your thoughts! We are on 2.3 acres in a medium-density area. We came from a half-acre, which may be where our ‘small’ thinking is coming from. Definitely sounds like our run needs to be bigger, regardless of where it goes. We want them to have space.

I forgot to mention that the coop will be raised, about 18” above the ground. So there will be a chicken ladder to the ground. That should keep the actual coop dry. It is more the run and how wet it will be. 🙂 this is helpful!

The yellow box is the option closer to the house. There is a small garden there that would be moved. We got 1/2” of rain today and it is still pretty soggy. The run would run along the thicket, so as to not jut into the yard. The green box is out past the pine trees next to the big garden...

Thank you all! I’m honestly not sure about how to correct the drainage issue just due to the way the yard slopes. Pics coming.

We have our coop under construction and are looking at two places in our yard for its final location. We'd love some input! Background Site: We live in Northeast Ohio, where temperatures range from average lows in the 20's in the winter (although sub-zero windchills happen occasionally) to...

Field trip day!!

@TheOddOneOut Here you go! The very tips of the wing feathers are white... based on what I have read, it sounds like a Sussex?

Yesterday we moved the babies in with the two week olds. (Kind of). We modified the brooder with a hardware cloth partition so they are all in the same box, but still separated by age. So far so good!

Meyer Hatchery chicks - Day 1 (June 15) 2 buckeyes, 1 silver laced wyandotte, 1 unknown (possibly speckled sussex or welsummer). We picked them up from the Hatchery - they made the 45 minute ride home cuddled together in the box from the hatchery. We oo'ed and ahh'ed over them - we can't...

Tractor Supply Chicks - 1.5 weeks old (June 11)

Tractor Supply Chicks at 1 week (June 8)

Brooder.... We started out with a bin (inside a dog crate to keep our curious dog out), a heat plate (rentacoop 12"x12" purchased from mypetchicken.com), water and food. Purchased our pine shavings from the local feed store. The lamp is just for light - it is an LED and doesn't give off heat...

Six chicks from Tractor Supply - June 4 (4 days old)