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[Chicken flick]

Hi
My name is PJ. I'm new to chickens. Thinking of building a medium size coop. Just want 2 to 3 chickens

 

[Callender Girl]

Welcome, PJ, to an amazing community of folks who are knowledgeable and generous with their expertise about all things chicken!

I'll be the first to give you some standard advice: Build a coop bigger than you think you will need because nearly all of us started out wanting 2 to 3 chickens, but ending up with anywhere from a few to a great many more.

My initial goal was three. I came home with four. That was dozens of chickens ago.

We're all here to help you in any way we can!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello PJ, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Please visit the Coop and Run Forum before finalizing your design as most people make serious errors in the design of a chicken coop and soon regret them.
Building far bigger than you actually need is a great idea as Chicken Math is REAL!

 

[theoldchick]

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! good luck with your flock.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello PJ and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined us

 

[Ruffled Feathers]

Great advice on building bigger. Don’t buy a kit online as they are way too small despite what is advertise. You will probably end up with many more birds than you originally planned, it happens to most everyone.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Plans. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[N F C]

Hi PJ, under the Articles tab you'll find a link to Chicken Coops that other members have built and documented. Maybe looking through some of those build articles will help with ideas of what sort of coop will work best for your needs.

Best wishes!