Thanks . . . I will be able to handle 11 dollars a week & they would free range on the weekends . . .
This is a great site for info from people who know about chickens.
Hey, Rooster Red, what knid of predators do you deal with in our part of Georgia. I am thinking the usual, racoons, hawks...
I am looking into getting some chickens for my back yard and I was wondering how many lbs. of feed would I go through per week with about 30-35 Standard chickens & how much money on feed would I use for these birds?
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Thanks . . . that helps alot. The main reason I am putting top netting over the run is for hawks; however, I did not know that a land predator would be able to go up a 6 foot tall fence and then work through a net.
Hey arlee453,
This is my first post.
I will start building my first chicken coop and run within the next year. The coop will be 34 by 34 and I am going to let my chickens free range; however, their run will be 70 by 70. I will place a cover over the run similar to what you have done and...