Recent content by greatdanechick

*two* stupid iPhone lol

This is all very helpful! Im just starting with my chicken homework and probably wont have any for at least a year or too. I'm totally saving this one for when I'm ready to build! Now I can just save a little more $ up for the good stuff!!

That's really good to know. I'll be sure to research options for boys before I order jut in case. That would be really hard though because I know I'd get really attached. Too bad there's no way to hide a rooster lol!

I'm just starting my research before getting my first babies in a year or two. I read some of your posts that they are pretty easily sexed at 6 weeks old. So far this is my favorite breed I've seen but I really want to order day old chicks. My zoning only allows 4 hens and 0 roosters... If I...

Snowing really well now in Lakewood! We need a good snow. My zoning is ZERO chickens until April 1st then we can have 4. Crazy part is I have 5 horses right behind me! I just started my serious research and coop thinking so it's fun to read all of you real chicken owners posts! I'm looking at...

I am just beginning my 2 years of research so it's fun to read this post from someone on the other end of that journey! I keep thinking of coops, space, runs, names... All the fun design pieces and prep pieces but actually ordering chicks seems so crazy! No doubt in my mind I will be freaking...

Thanks everyone!! I'm so excited and have already started thinking about chicken names haha! Our new zoning laws take effect April 1st so I'll be allowed 4 chickens after that. Currently it's zero so woo hoo for progress! Breezy I might just take you up on that offer. I haven't actually seen a...

I am just starting my planning for my first coop so this thread is really helpful since I'm startng from scratch! Thanks for all of the amazing ideas!

My name is Ali and I am just starting my real research on backyard chicken keeping! I have attended a class at our botanic gardens and done some online looking, but I figured the best advice would come from a forum like this! Thanks in advance for all of the information and idea stealing I'm...