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SlatyGapSis

SlatyGapSis

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May 22, 2018
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Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas
Bought 33 acres of wooded land in the Ozark Mountains to build our dream home and a small hobby homestead. I have plans for pet goats and chickens. Goats to eat the poison ivy and chickens to eat the ticks! I’ve never had anything other than a dog (currently a 6 year old Australian Shepherd) so I’ve been researching chickens for weeks now.
I’m hoping to have 6 hens of varying breeds to provide a rainbow of eggs and some feathery cuddles. My current wish list includes, but not limited to,
French Black Copper Marans, Golden Laced Orpington, Cream Legbar, Lavender Orpington and a Black Amerecauna. I’m also intrigued by the idea of heritage chickens. Love the idea of helping preserve some endangered breeds. This may explain my desire for a few bee boxes as well.
I found BYC when I googled “chicken coop in the woods”!
I love to read, crochet, identify all the flora, fauna and fungi on our land and tent camp around the continent. The Tetons and Banff are a couple of my favorites. We are currently living in a tiny house (336 s/f) that we designed and built ourselves and will use it for guest quarters when our house is complete.
Working at a computer 40 hours a week means I love coming home each night where it’s always 5-10 degrees cooler and no noise but the birds and frogs.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC and congrats on your land purchase.

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie
 

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