I went through the search and found various opinions so wanted to ask for specific to my situation.
New to chickens, we have a self made coop and run made out of old child’s play house and swing set. Our girls are doing great varying in ages 5-7 weeks. There are 7 of them. We acquired 3 more...
I’ll add my location, thanks! The package I bought said galvanized but i realized its 1” not 1/2, I’ll replace it for sure. Yes there will be a run. The entire floor space is about 5x5 and we have 6 4week old chicks. We will be “upgrading” end of September to a larger coop (concerting a shed...
I used the hardware cloth, im going to swap out the plastic bin for a kitty litter box. I added a bar for the roosting bar.
I’ll work on making something to close that gap! Good tip.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand New! We got our chicks 7/12
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
7
(3) What breeds do you have?
3 I believe
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Bug control, eggs, my kids being a part of...