Backyard chickens

[Tookie]

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[Coop Troop]

Build a coop 3xs bigger than what you plan on, I built a coop to hold 25 when I only had six and only ever planned on six and within a year it was overflowing and I now have a second free range flock

Hello, new here to everything! looking for a recomendation on what hens are best for our colorado weather? I am in denver and our family thought that we should start with 4 hens.Can you name a couple that would give us a great start?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, new here to everything! looking for a recomendation on what hens are best for our colorado weather? I am in denver and our family thought that we should start with 4 hens.Can you name a couple that would give us a great start?

Easter Eggers, Australorps, Orpingtons, Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds would all be good choices.

 

[Coop Troop]

I ended up getting 7 chicks. Now looking foward to building a coop for all of them. Does anyone have a simple design or link to a great Chicken coop that is low cost!

 

[N F C]

I ended up getting 7 chicks. Now looking foward to building a coop for all of them. Does anyone have a simple design or link to a great Chicken coop that is low cost!

Probably one of the easiest coops is to start with a shed and modify it (finding a used shed will keep your costs down). Other members have re-purposed play sets or swing sets into coops. Pallets are another inexpensive material to create a coop with.

You can get lots of ideas by looking over these member-written coop build articles: Coop articles