Ok so I am planning a coop for 6 chickens and I have a area planned out in the backyard that will work perfectly. So I have a couple of questions. We face north and get tons of sun in the area I have planned for the coop. Sun till almost the sun goes down. There is no tree for shade, so I would...
OK question for us canadian Winter chicken keepers. How do you have your nesting boxes? Inside or out? Going to be planning the coop here and want to have as little frozen eggs as I can.
Thanks! Everyone thinks I am nuts for wanting chickens in a city. I am going to start planning this summer, fall and winter, I am kinda a pre-planner who likes to have everything planned out before doing it so I know I am doing it correctly and for the animals best well being. I want a mixed...
Hello from Edmonton! Will be pocking brains about coops to handle the winters and what hens do best and what ones do not do so well. Thinking 6 hens, 3 different types, 2 of each type.
Hi there, I am newbie to backyard chickens. I am looking at getting a total of 6 hens, 3 different types with two hens of each breed. Have a few ideas but need to have feathered feet or be great in the cold. Going to build a coop next year early spring. Also thinking about hatching from eggs.