My li'l australorps are 7 weeks old now and we are more than ready to get them moved outside. Problem is, we have yet to build the run! My question is, my initial plan was to build a 20x10 run hoping that a run of that size would keep them from turning it into a stinky mud pen. Do you think...
I picked up this today
http://public.fotki.com/TeresaMc/chickens/doghouse.html (I can't get the "Img" tag to work!)
It's 51" square and 67" tall. I got it free on craigslist. It turned out to be better than I expected because it's wired for electricity, has a lamp inside, is and is...
Ok, so I've had chickens before but my situation is much different now. Before I had 6 free-range Buff Orpingtons on 2.5 acres. Now I'm considering 2 or 3 chickens on a large suburban lot. Before, my chickens got eaten by coyotes and cougars. Now... cats? Raccoons?
So now for my...