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I was considering incubating but never have before, nor do I have an incubator. I was considering trying it with my younger brother after I had an established flock, for it would be a neat experience to watch eggs hatch... But I'm not sure. One of my friends raises chickens, ducks, geese...

I was planning to start well off with 10-15 chicks, and then butcher/sell the roosters until I only have 1 rooster for breeding purposes. So that number isn't definite- I could have 6 chickens next summer, or 10. I'll be buying straight run, not sexed, chicks. And the possible turkeys will live...

Quail apparently can't be kept with chickens, so they will be separate, but they weren't going to be free ranged anyhow; too small. If I made the coop completely enclosed it would be 48-60sq ft. Shouldn't that be enough for maximum 20 chickens? They would stay in the coop overnight only, and...

Actually I have already had ducks in there, the horse shed picture is pulled of the good old 'Net. It's already predator proof, and very safe. I just need to know if my modifications to the coop will work for chickens, or if it's always going to be a roost-less coop. Also wondering if I can keep...

Okay so unfortunately we woke up with almost a foot of fresh snow so not ideal conditions for pictures... so I'll give you the best visual I can. This is the horse shelter (what it looks like/is like) and it's 300 sq ft approximately, with the fenced pen attached to it. The coop is put right in...

I'll get those pictures today. Thanks for the help :)

I've had ducks this year, but due to my setup, they cause quite a mess, so I'm considering getting chickens (and possibly quail, or a couple turkeys, but let's disregard those for now) next spring instead. Because of my setup, it's hard to get a good laying duck that doesn't require lots of...