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My chickens head for the roosts a good half hour BEFORE sundown. They like to be all settled in I guess.
I'd go as big as you have room for and can afford. I started out with almost twenty birds. I had so many eggs, I couldn't hardly give them away.
I sold more than half my flock...
After doing the math on our coop and run size, we've come to the conclusion that we're only gonna be able to get 4 Red Star girls DH says if things go well with the first 4 we'll consider building a bigger coop next year. There's only 4 of us, so 4 girls laying 6-7 eggs per day will be more...
Thanks for the response...
At this time I don't actually have any chickens. I want to build our run before we buy any. I'm really wanting Red Star chicks. Just need to find a breeder in my area and I'll be good to go Not sure if Red Star would be consider a large breed, since this would be my...
I'm using a 8'w X 6'h Black and Decker Storage shed as a coop. I've removed a panel on the back so the chickens can have access to the run and I'm leaving the doors free so I can walk in and clean the coop. The panel I removed: from the ground to the top of the opening is 6'... so would a 8'w X...