Does anyone know how I would go about finding a house to rent where they will allow me to keep my 5 hens? My husband is relocating to greenfield, Indiana so we would want to be somewhere between there and rushville.
It looks like I'm about to begin the fight in Hamilton, Ohio. Any advice? How did yours go in west Chester, since it isn't far from me. We are homeschoolers, hoping to work in our favor there.
I have two Buff orpingtons. They are just a few days over 3 weeks. Same hatchery and born same day. One has red under her beak, and a larger comb (and is a bit heavier). Can you tell at this age?
Attempting pictures
This is the suspected rooster.
I was going to make poop boards right under the roosts so they could walk under without getting pooped on. That way the entire floor is usable space plus the roosts and 3-4 nest boxes. Does that work?
That is a good point about the light. Maybe we will make a window with screen that has a door to cover it during the winter. Extra ventilation can't be a bad thing in the summer, right? Maybe I could cover it with plastic in the winter if they need more light.
Mine will have a lot of run space that shouldn't get any rain or snow on it. I wonder if I built a little deck for their water and food right outside their door if that would help in winter. Then if they are sissies they won't have to go out into the big part of the run, but I won't have to put...
Thanks for replying. It's good to know you have the same size and similar chickens. I'm so nervous. I don't know where I read 3' per chicken but that is what I based it off of and we only PLANNED on 3-4 chickens but apparently in ohio the minimum you can buy is 6.
Could you check out the pics I just added and let me know what you think? I think if I lower the nest boxes and add poop boards under the roosts it should be okay. That will give them a completely usable floor, 8' of roost space, 3 nest boxes. The roosts will be above the nest boxes and 15"...
And here is the front. This entire front will be a door so I can easily clean it. It will have a remove able board to keep the litter in as well. That dark board is a piece leftover flooring I was using to hold up the temporary roosts. It won't be there and the final product won't be crooked. ;)