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Hi friends! Sadly, we are looking to re-home our two ISA browns. We are having some issues with bullying in our flock and think they may do better in another environment. They are a little over a year old and great egg layers. We are in South jersey Please reach out with any questions! Pick up...

Your coop is awesome. I’ve looked at it many times on the site. The goal is definitely egg production but also pets. I know my wife isn’t going to want to part with them after they stop laying. That is why we are starting with 3 or 4 so we can add a few more later on. Thanks to everyone for...

The removable coop floor is a great idea!

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will be taking up most of the pavers and just using the remaining to build the foundation. The actual part the chickens are in will be dirt. I am also leaning towards the 4x8 elevated coop just to make the build easier. I plan on making it as predator proof as...

That includes the run

I have an 8x8 space available to build on. Other than that there aren’t any restrictions.

I plan using the Wichita plan as a base. If I have a 4x6 coop in an 8x8 space would it be better to have the remaking 2x4 space as part of the run just make the coop 8x4?

Thanks everyone for all the input. I definitely think I’ll use space underneath the coop as part of the run. We are repurposing a paved patio as the foundation to prevent predators digging under.(also thinking about curving the hardware cloth under instead of nailing it flush) I know there are...

I wasn’t figuring the space underneath the coop into the sqft. Thanks

My wife and I are brand new to chickens and looking to start in the spring( we live in New Jersey and want to wait until after winter). I have an 8x8 space in my yard where we want to build the coop and run. We will be starting with 4 chickens because that’s the max my town allows new keeps to...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am brand new to chickens. I don’t have any yet. My wife and I are looking to start in the spring. (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Google and Reddit (5) What are some of your other hobbies? I like cooking...