A wannabee hen father. Would like some advice.

[FreshStart]

Hello new friends. First Timer here.

I responded to a craigslist ad wanting some chickens and the lady was really nice and told me to come here for friendly advice on how to start my own chicken coop.

My roommates and I live in Salem and have learned that we can raise chickens in our backyard. We are looking to purchase some supplies from a friendly person who would be willing to talk with us about starting a coop and give us a jump start with some friendly advice. We have no idea where to start, but are very reliable dependable people so if we get a helpful nudge from someone in which direction to go, we know we could have a successful coop.

Thank you for reading this. Any advice would be very helpful.

Looking forward to some Backyard fresh eggs in the future!!

FreshStart

 

[Oblio13]

Quote:
That sort of thing is illegal in most states.









(Sorry, couldn't resist. At least now you know what you're in for. Welcome, and you'll learn everything you need to know just by hanging out here.)

 

[Dawn419]

Hi FreshStart and Welcome to BYC!

If you haven't already done so, check out the information at the Learning Center (there's Raising Chickens 101 and Chicken Supplies), and also check out the Coop Design pages.

They should help point you in the right direction!

Hope this helps!


Dawn

 

[d.k]

* Welcome to BYC!!! You and your roomies are destined for chicken greatness just by being here!!!

 

[SeaChick]

Hi Freshstart-

WElcome. There is lots of good advice here. A couple things I would recommend: get a book like "Keep CHickens, Tending Small Flocks in the City" or other intro book.... and take a look at the learning center here on thei site, and if you like, at the web site we made for our town in Maine, SoPoChickens.org: http://www.sailzora.com/SoPoChickens.htm
The info there is geared towards suburban chicken-raising, which I would imagine is what you'll be doing in Salem (Ma?)

Stacey

 

[shortcake1806]

Hello and Welcome. As far as advice: don't try to fight the insanity that is about to be just embrace it. lol

There are some really good threads on here with instructions on building a coop. Far better than anything I could come up with.

What breed are you getting?

 

[MissPrissy]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[kbarrett]

Welcome! You will find all the information you need here, there are so many helpful, knowledgeable people around! Thanks to the support and information I found on this site, my first experience with chicks was great! They're 2mo now and although I'm still new at it, it's such a relief to know where to find answers 24/7.

 

[EweSheep]

Have fun with your chicken adventures!

 

[conny63malies]

best advice ever:
Make the coop bigger than you think you need. cause once you are hooked you can possibly pass up a cute little fluffy butt.