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    Considering chickens

    Thank you for that dose of reality and for sharing how you manage things. I've just been reading some threads about run size per bird and see that I should probably increase the size of mine or get fewer chickens, maybe six. It's so tough to choose which ones!
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    Considering chickens

    P.s., I'm seeing that even some of the Marans and Eggers in my MPC cart (not ordered yet) can have some feathering on their legs, so maybe I just need to go for it with a feathered leg crowd. Keeping the coop clean and dry is less my concern than the challenge of checking legs for mites. Are...
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    Considering chickens

    I want to thank everyone who weighed in on my chicken plans. I have taken the advice to use a shed as a coop and ordered a sturdy kit from a local maker. The shed will be 8x10 (so 80 square feet) and I'll add a covered run about 120 square feet. (Once the shed arrives, I'll ask advice on...
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    Considering chickens

    I so wish I had a shed to convert--that would be ideal and less overwhelming than the thought of building from scratch (alongside a full-time job and two hybrid school schedules). I feel the right thing will come along.
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    Considering chickens

    Thanks so much! I spoke to some neighbors today and all were supportive, so I'm feeling better about it. Just need to figure out the coop. I wish I had a shed to convert, but sadly no shed . . . A walk-in coop is my ideal.
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    Considering chickens

    p.s. no such luck here in Vermont on Craigslist or FB marketplace coops, but I'll keep looking. The cheapest used one is $800 and looks a bit beaten up.
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    Considering chickens

    So you feel I'm over-thinking it? Very possibly true . . .
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    Considering chickens

    Thank you so much for this wonderful and generous response--it is good to soak in all the experience and advice of seasoned chicken keepers. I'm going to speak again to my potentially not-on-board neighbors, as it's been a few years since I mentioned the chickens to them and they gave their...
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    Considering chickens

    Yes, the more I read the more I feel I need to read more! I worry I'm going to become so informed I'll scare myself out of the whole enterprise! Seriously, though, I'm not afraid of hard work and if I had more land and less proximate neighbors, I'd have a large wonderful flock in a heartbeat. It...
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    Considering chickens

    Thank you so much for this good info about two coops--I did wonder about that! Very good to know. I'll scour these sources for other good ideas. Thanks again!
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    Considering chickens

    Thank you for that note about Orpingtons! I'm still on the fence (or roost) about the coop. Anyone have a rec for a prefab on the larger side with a quality build that won't break the bank? Or just a rec for a quality prefab period?
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    Considering chickens

    Hello, everyone! I've been lurking around for months, having so much fun reading your posts and learning about chickens. I think I *might* be ready to get some of my own (meaning, I'll be their main point person, with help from my two kiddos, 7 and 11, and my husband). Our town in Vermont has no...
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