Another New Guy......From the desert in AZ. - Looking for Buff Silkie hens

[liz9910]

from California!

 

[sourland]

You should post in the Az thread

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/31227/arizona-chickens/33120#post_10253272

Good luck

Great advice. Good luck at locating birds, and welcome to BYC.

 

[myfinefeatheredfriends]

Welcome to BYC from Amish country Ohio! Love your screen name

 

[myfinefeatheredfriends]

Welcome to BYC from Amish country Ohio! Love your screen name

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Tanichca]

Howdy from a fellow Arizonan! It's the off season for babies right now... But come late march or early April, Craigslist and the local feed stores will be flooded with babies!

 

[rockinpaints]

Welcome from Ohio!

Glad you could join us!

 

[Dnetschke]

 

[foghornleghorn9]

Hi, I have decided to build my own new coop and would like to know if building/placing one wall of your coop along an existing wall is a good or bad idea? I plan on building a 8x8 coop about 6' high with a long run. The wall is cement and 7ft. high. I'm considering it to create more shade since I live in Arizona. The problem I am worried about is that it won't receive any real sun in the winter. Should I just make it very airy and put it in an area that will get sun year round or keep it in the shade so the summers aren't so unbearable? I plan on having a very large run. Should the coops entrance and run face north /south? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I say, I say, watch out for the chicken hawks. Thank you and God Bless.

 

[drumstick diva]

shade, shade and more shade - either natural or man made, chickens suffer more from heat than from cold. Some people use misting hoses. Some even air condition the coop. It doesn't have to be cool like humans prefer - just somewhat cooler than outside temps and the birds would be thrilled.