I need some expert help FAST!! A group of friends and I ordered chicks from McMurrarys. We are about to go pick them up at our friend's home. She ordered some barred rocks (among others), and I ordered 3 Dominiques and a Turken. We are going to hand raise them to be our pets and really want...
We are planning to use the Garden Coop plans to build our coop and may make a couple modifications (larger size, nest box on outside). I am also considering modifying the roof. The design calls for framing the coop and covering both the sides and the entire roof with hardware cloth. Then...
Hello everyone,
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 4 day-old chicks from McMurrary next week. We chose 3 Dominique and 1 Turken (we put in an order with a bunch of friends). We have a postage-stamp for a backyard. Approximately 20sqft devoted to veg.garden, 10sqft patio, 20sqft...
We are awaiting the arrival of our day-old chicks in 2 weeks. 3 dominiques and 1 turken. We will be building a coop using as much recycled material as possible. Our chickens will live in our tiny back yard that backs up to neighborhood "greenspace" and a powerline easement. The back is very...