Oh, and aart - the coop is attached to an old cabin that was on the property, not our house :) It was the original home of the first landowner in around 1911. The couple we bought the place from lived there for a year in 1977 when they were building a newer house, which is where we live. Since...
Thanks! And yes, we'll see if our girls follow through on my plan, they might have plans of their own :)
If we're walking around outside, we definitely don't let the nice roo (informally named Black Phillip, since he had the black leg band) get in our way; he's so greedy for treats, he is often...
I too am a huge planner, so I completely understand where you're coming from! We are also just getting started with chickens this year, so I can't offer a lot of first-hand experience, but I thought I'd share our plans and what we have done so far.
We ordered 24 Orpington day-old chicks this...