Thank you everyone! We have lots to learn about keeping chickens but I'm so excited. I've been dreaming about chicken coops the last 2 nights. This looks like the BEST place to get advice and support.
Thanks for all the great advice! I'm thinking of having my husband build a dog house type building with a roost and a room to lay the eggs and then have him attach a run. If he put some wheels on it we could rotate it around the yard this summer. By the end of the summer we should have a...
Hi! We live in Idaho on 2 1/2 acres. I would love to get 3-4 hens for eggs and for the kids. I'm wondering what the best coop would be to buy/build. I've looked around and they are so expensive. I really like the idea of turning a doghouse into a coop. Our winters tend to be pretty cold...