I have a 12x12 chain link chicken run, with 3 feet of hardware cloth up the sides to protect from predators. I have three hens living there.
Yesterday, I separated off a section in which to raise 4 6-week-old chicks. The cordoned off section is about 3x3 with 3 foot chicken wire.
Last night...
I'm new here too, and just got four hens (two more on the way) in New Haven! Glad to see more and more people taking advantage of our new law permitting hens!
I have backyard hens that I keep for eggs, and I'm thinking about raising a few birds for meat. I would like to discuss kosher slaughter with someone in New England/New York who might be willing to teach shechitah to someone who is an ordained rabbi but who does not have kabbalah in shechitah...