We have six hens, two Ideals, two Rhode Island Reds, and two Barred Rocks. We're in South Georgia, so the winters aren't too bad. My two little girls love checking for eggs, and my 2-year-old boy loves sitting in front of the door and watching the hens.
The chickens are really my wife's. I'm...
Hey, thanks!
I really just forgot to keep updating this thread, but the coop is complete and we're starting to get eggs now. I still have a few things to do, mainly convenience items and some comfort items for the chickens, but we're happy with the result.
You'll notice as you go through the...
New update posted today. I managed to get the nesting boxes framed and the run area completely framed. We're on vacation this coming week, so I won't get to work on it for at least a week.
Once again, if anyone sees any glaring mistakes, I'd love to hear about it.
Episode 5:
Hi Everyone.
I've been working on a Wichita style coop for my wife and kids to raise chickens in, and I've been documenting the build on my YouTube channel. If anyone's interested, I'd be interested in any feedback I can get, since I've never built anything like this before.
And frankly, I...
Hello everyone.
I'm a new guy from South Georgia. My wife has been wanting chickens, so I've been working on building a Wichita style coop for her. I wanted to join up to read about raising chickens. My grandmother had them when I was little, but I never had much to do with them.
I'll be...