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We might end up doing something similar. I'm hoping they'll stay in the far acre (where their coop will be) most of the time. We are starting with two hens and adding two more shortly after.

I plan on just using our grass. It's such a large area I don't think we will have many issues. If we do ill be posting them here lol.

Ill have to tell my husband! We have four acres with two cleared, two wooded, and half of the two cleared acres are fenced which is the one acre the chickens will be on. I wanted to do an open compost pile too but we were unsure of it since we are both new to all of this and new to our area. I...

Off topic question for you, what do you keep your compost in?

Melissa, after l looked at the link I decided on pine chips too. We plan on starting a garden next month. My husband is going to make it to where it's easy for me to clean. I've got two kids two and under so I need it easy!

The coop is 4x6ft

So I wouldn't need chips or sand over that at all?

We plan on having four hens in a 6x4 raised coop. They'll be running on a full acre of land so that's no issue. I was wondering about coop flooring. Which is best? what works the best for you? And what is the most cost effective? I'm new to chickens completely so I've seen everything from wood...

We've decided to go with just letting them roam out back yard. It's completely fenced off and they'll have one acre to run around on. Now were trying to figure out how big our coop should be and what were going to use for them to lay in.

We only have one neighbor next to us and there are woods in between our houses so they can't see in my back yard. How much is too much when it comes to letting them roam? We've got a half acre that is fenced on three sides so I thought about putting the coop over there and just fencing off the...

I'd like to eventually have 4-5 hens but I only plan on keeping them for eggs and as pets for my kids. No breeding or anything like that.

Thank you for the links, I actually stumbled upon a few really helpful things on here that have answered my questions. I'm excited to get started!

Hi, I'm Katie and I just moved to lexington, nc from Florida. We've got four acres of property and plan on getting a few chickens so we can have eggs and also for my daughters to have as pets. I'm new to chickens since I used to live in the city by the beach. Anyone have any good tips on a coop...