Howdy yall! I have space for about 15 chickens... And i was hoping for a rainbow basket of eggs! If cost isnt a concern for buying chicks, whats the most colorful egg mix of chickens i could get?
wow, seems like the shed im converting already solved most of my would-be problems; it even came with insulation, a light bulb, and electricity! ill count myself blessed.
Note to self: build a pocket dimension in the coop.
We all make mistakes. Sometimes its ignorance, sometimes its truly a blunder. Knowing what you know now, what would you have done diffrently with your coop? What was your great mistake?
Hi! The ventilation consists of a screened window and a vent on either side of the top corner of the roof, as well as some vents on the overhang above the door
i should note im trying to make as little change as possible to the shed- id get culled along with my hens if i tried to cut a hole in a wall! roosts and boxes are one thing, but the walls are as they will be. ill likley not be allowed to make any change whaysoever to the outside, hold the run...
@happyhens1972 I live in central Indiana, so we can have winters bad enough to warrant me wither bringing them in my house or putting heating outside if it gets too bad!
honestly, it needs no more ventilation.. its got plenty.
ventilation from both ceiling areas (Great for moisture whicking...
Howdy! I got the go-ahead to repurpose out old playhouse/shed into a coop recently (yay, no building a new one!). It's just over 11 ft wide and just under 8 ft long. . . And it's covered in ventilation, pre-installed electrical, and insulation! This isn't all a good thing, unfortunately.
sorry...
Hey! I'm srarting with 12 fertile eggs so lets assume after some breeding, no more than 12 to a coop. that on its own is a lot for me, and accounts for somehow hatching all of them... And to one gender!
Howdy folks! I have a but of a unique (or maybe not) problem... I need the sectional couch of chicken coops- and i have no idea how to do it! For some context, i live in central Indiana so its godda be wind proof! its godda be cold proof! its godda be... portable? yeah it does.
my main deal is...
Thanks for the advice! I have about 2.5 acres of solid unused space, so plenty for two flocks have a good run! Also plenty for them to get gotten on, so ill still have to fence them in extremely well ( beware the rural predator... ). my main worry is how I'm going to build enough coop per...
hi guys! I'm killjoy and i havent had chickens in about a decade... No time like the present to go back to chickens! I plan to get some Ayam Cemani eggs, a school incubator setup, and let my local school use them as a teaching tool. Obviously they won't be able to keep them... So I will! I know...