I am East of GR. And yes. The snow can get stupid!
The coop/enclosed run is not a prefab unit. We built it (used plans we found online) . We meaning my husband- who is not a builder and who did not want chickens. So essentially, it is what it is. I can't really ask him to do much more...
Thanks guys! The coop is 4x8, (32 sf) on the bottom level run, & 4x4 (16sf) top part which houses 2ea - 4' roosts. This does not include 2 nesting boxes which stick out of the side. So that's a total of 48sf for 4 birds, equaling 12 sf of space per chicken. Not to mention the sister hens and...
Thank you everyone! So many ideas and suggestions- I really, really appreciate it. Some thoughts I have to some of the above posts (I would reply individually but it seems like that will just get the thread all messy.
-We really wanted a rooster for the warning call more than anything (and of...
Hello! I have been searching this group for a thread that will help me (I didn't want to create a duplicate thread if one existed), but I'm not finding anything that is really specific to my chicken issue, so I am hoping you can help! Be prepared to read a novel. Might want to grab a snack or...