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    Hoop Coop/Run Pros and Cons?

    We are leaning towards building a hoop coop and run for our chickens. It would be made into a permanent structure; not a tractor. It seems like it will be cheaper to build. Thoughts? But I'm also worried about it collapsing in somehow. I've seen a lot of pictures on Google where this happened...
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    I understand what everyone is saying but that's not the route we will take. Instead of strictly relying on eggs as the biggest income earner, we'll switch the focus to produce or something along those lines. The eggs will strictly be for us or to sell a few each month for a little extra cash...
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    Thanks for the tip!
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    We won't be starving. We're growing our own food and I have a full time job. I'm starting a virtual assistant business which will soon bring me home from that job but if we can make an income from the eggs (as well as peoduce, etc) then that would be great. I now see we won't make enough to...
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    I appreciate that! If we can't find a humane way to rehome them, we'll keep them and just adjust our income goals as needed. But we are going to start out smaller at 30 birds and go from there.
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    Our plan is to continue to take care of them. We want to sell eggs for profit but we're not going to toss the hens away either once their laying declines. But we are going to start out smaller, 30 birds, and then go from there.
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    That would be great! It would definitely help me visualize things better
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    Thanks for the heads up. Might look into another breed then. And thank you for your advice above.
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    I want to thank everyone for all of the advice I've been given! I guess my excitement and dream is bigger than reality. It's always been our dream to homestead full time. We're fixing to build a small earthbag house for ourselves and we're trying to come up with ways to earn an income from the...
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    We are still ironing out the details but our plan for when that happens is to simply build a separate area to accommodate them.
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    Thank y'all for your input. We'll be utilizing just shy of a 1/4 of an acre for the birds. It will be divided into 2 sections and they will rotate between the two to allow for each side to grow back as needed. Hopefully that makes sense. Yes, we will continue to feed the older birds. As soon...
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    Is 300 chickens enough?

    I'm renovating a piece of property I own and I want to be a small scale homesteader and get to the point where I earn enough money each month from selling eggs to be able to quit my job and focus solely on my stead. First, is this possible? Does anyone else do this? Second, is 300 chickens...
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