So I know we have done this backwards and that's part of the problem, but we bought 6 chicks before having a coop built. We have an idea of what we want but are not very experienced with construction and have limited tools. The chicks are outgrowing their brooding box faster than I thought...
We are finally starting our own backyard chicken adventure after years of wanting to! I'm so excited! We live in the city in a neighborhood that is mostly friendly to chicken-owners, granted they don't get loose and start flying around. We're working on building a coop that works in our small...
We've decided to start a little flock of our own with 6 hens and are working on coop plans. The setup we'd like to try is using a 4'x4' old bathroom (the house was built in 1940, so I guess this remains from back then?) that is part of the garage/storage shed in our backyard. There is still an...