Hello,
I am also from Michigan...lower Michigander but not quite a Hoosier. I am sooo welcoming the weather change! Within a few weeks i'll be welcoming the wonderful sun!
welcome all
nwbfrmrgrlz
Last year at this time I had planned on getting some chickens, that fell through. so now this year I am planning again. What would you think would be good starter chicks and if I buy them from Family Farm & Home store how long before they will lay eggs?
I really wanted brown eggs too but I...
ok I may be paranoid, but before I plunge in and buy a coop full of chickens I want to examine all the situations.....I have a question it may be silly but noone would know if I didn't ask it...When you gather the eggs to take into your house or sell or whatever the case may be....how do you...
We are in lower Michigan. My brother in law started raising chickens last year and when my husband and I got the opportunity to buy an additional 7+ acres next to our house we jumped at that. I am so looking forward to the weekend so I can get busy cleaning out the stables and start building...
The more posts I read the more anxious I am getting about getting some chicks, I just hope its not to cold by the time I get the coop finished. It sounds like so much fun to watch the baby chickies grow up.
nwbfrmrgrlz:D
We are new to the farming/ chicken ordeals. We recently purchased 7.5 acres that includes a 3 (or 4) bay horse stable can anyone tell me if horse stables can be revamped into a chicken coop? if so how much sunlight do chicks need and do they need a seperate laying area from a run?
Thanks for any...
We recently added 8 acres and stable to our property, We are thinking of getting some animals. I want to put some chickens out, How much sunlight do chickens require to be healthy? We have a 4 bay stable and I wanted to turn the last bay into a chicken coop however there is not a lot of...