We bought 5 laying hens yesterday & the original owner wasn't 100% sure of the breed. Pretty sure 2 of them are Plymouth / Barred Rocks & the black one we believe to be an Austrolorp. Not sure about the brown ones, may be Rhode Island Reds or possibly Sex Links. Hoping via the picture someone...
Howdy Y'all, looking forward to getting our coop built & getting some chickens. This is something we've wanted to do for a long time & we're getting closer. Look forward to learning all kinds of good info in the forums!
We have a 6' x 12" chain link dog kennel that is 6' tall with no top. It has a full size swing gate on half of one end. We would like to turn this into a chicken coop & are looking for input on some type of cover / roof plus what we need to do to make it more predator proof. I have read some of...