Recent content by Junior Homesteader

Quote: Thanks! Yea, we're already hooked on them! We've talked about purchasing another 8-10 to replace some next spring and start cycling them out for stews when they slow down the laying. Next time I want to special order the birds that lay Easter eggs (the kids read about them and flipped!)...

That's awesome!! My littlest daughter would be fighting the chicks for time in that house! We're hoping to have a little cottage look to ours when it's finished. Can't wait to see your progress.

Hi, wanted to tell everyone a giant "Thank You!" before I even got started with my coop. Before registering on BYC I saw a ton of great ideas and spent a lot of time reading up on all the lessons posted and the highs and lows of raising chickens. This is my first venture raising chickens - my...

We have our pullets in a giant rubbermade 135 qt tote. For the covering we just used an older baby gate that normally stretches across the doorway. They seem to like it since they can hop on the watering jug and peck at it.

Hey, I realize it's like 406 pages into this forum, but I just wanted to say "Hi!" I'm from Van Buren and my wife and I are just about to start building our new coop during Spring Break with the kids. It's our first venture to raise chickens and we've got 15 assorted pullets that have been...