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  1. Michael's Chick

    Run size question

    I'll put a roof over part of it to keep the food dry and allow them a place to be outside and have a little shelter. And it will keep the rain out of their coop. I'll have the rain directed to the sides of the run off of that. And their coop is a giant (4'x4') dog house, so it will direct...
  2. Michael's Chick

    Run size question

    My li'l australorps are 7 weeks old now and we are more than ready to get them moved outside. Problem is, we have yet to build the run! My question is, my initial plan was to build a 20x10 run hoping that a run of that size would keep them from turning it into a stinky mud pen. Do you think...
  3. Michael's Chick

    Got the dog house... er, chicken coop

    I picked up this today http://public.fotki.com/TeresaMc/chickens/doghouse.html (I can't get the "Img" tag to work!) It's 51" square and 67" tall. I got it free on craigslist. It turned out to be better than I expected because it's wired for electricity, has a lamp inside, is and is...
  4. Michael's Chick

    Not really sure where this goes...

    My Pet Chicken won't have them until the end of next month. I want them nowwwwwww! I don't see them on TSC. Do I just have to call them? How would I know when they were letting people order just a few? Thanks everyone for all of the wonderful advice! This citified farming is so different...
  5. Michael's Chick

    Not really sure where this goes...

    Okay, I think I've settled on the Australorps. But now I can't find them anywhere! So where can I mail order them? Also, I found this: http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/zip/656644917.html that I'm hopefully picking up tomorrow. I'll put it on cinder blocks to keep it off the ground for...
  6. Michael's Chick

    Not really sure where this goes...

    Ok, so I've had chickens before but my situation is much different now. Before I had 6 free-range Buff Orpingtons on 2.5 acres. Now I'm considering 2 or 3 chickens on a large suburban lot. Before, my chickens got eaten by coyotes and cougars. Now... cats? Raccoons? So now for my...
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