- Feb 6, 2013
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Hello everyone!
I have wanted to own a few chickens for a while now and am finally in the housing position to be able to do so and I am SO excited!
I am borrowing an incubator from a friend and will be receiving eggs next week! Hopefully if all goes well I'll be a chicken owner in March! I've been doing a lot of reading on the incubating and hatching forum here, haha
My original plan was to acquire a coop from Amazon.com BUT since I have been researching coops and chickens etc, I now realize this might not be the best idea since they don't appear to be the best quality. My problem is that I asked for amazon gift cards for christmas from my family and (5!) sisters and therefore received quite a few of them. I think the easiest (and most economical) thing to do would be to buy a coop and up-grade it a little once it gets here? What do you all think? I am looking into this coop since I only plan on having a couple bantam hens and a couple full size hens. It seems to be the most practical in terms of size, ventilation and cleaning. I am also located in NY State so it gets pretty cold here in the winter! Could I insulate it a little? Add shingles? Please keep in mind that I am not handy in any sense of the word and do not own any tools beyond the basics - hammer, nails, screwdriver... I am willing to learn and try however and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has!
Thank you!
http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Outd...TF8&colid=1AETBFS0XYMOX&coliid=I2MCV12P71BVJJ
I have wanted to own a few chickens for a while now and am finally in the housing position to be able to do so and I am SO excited!
I am borrowing an incubator from a friend and will be receiving eggs next week! Hopefully if all goes well I'll be a chicken owner in March! I've been doing a lot of reading on the incubating and hatching forum here, haha

My original plan was to acquire a coop from Amazon.com BUT since I have been researching coops and chickens etc, I now realize this might not be the best idea since they don't appear to be the best quality. My problem is that I asked for amazon gift cards for christmas from my family and (5!) sisters and therefore received quite a few of them. I think the easiest (and most economical) thing to do would be to buy a coop and up-grade it a little once it gets here? What do you all think? I am looking into this coop since I only plan on having a couple bantam hens and a couple full size hens. It seems to be the most practical in terms of size, ventilation and cleaning. I am also located in NY State so it gets pretty cold here in the winter! Could I insulate it a little? Add shingles? Please keep in mind that I am not handy in any sense of the word and do not own any tools beyond the basics - hammer, nails, screwdriver... I am willing to learn and try however and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has!
Thank you!
http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Outd...TF8&colid=1AETBFS0XYMOX&coliid=I2MCV12P71BVJJ