Poshlissa
Chirping
Hi everyone! I am new to this forum and totally new to chickens. I’ve been wanting some for years but hubby never understood why cuz his family had them when he was a kid and he thinks they are nasty smelly things and that they are called “foul” for a reason. Ha!! But he is finally relenting and is going to build me a coop and run in preparation for spring chicks. We live on 2.5 acres in the California desert and all we have raised are a few set of feeder pigs. Talk about smelly!! Haha!
Right now I am trying to decide between a small raised coop or a walk-in hen house type coop. The run will be tall enough for me to walk in without stooping regardless as that is an absolute non negotiable for me. The plan is to put it in my enclosed “back yard” so I can let my girls out to range in the grass about an hour a day or so. The most I can have is about 5 hens so I am hoping they won’t ruin my beautiful lawn??? Is that a bad idea? The other option is putting their coop out near the pig pen but I want them close to the house so I can actually enjoy them and keep them safe.
I am ALL EARS right now as we are still in the planning stages so if you have coop advice or anything at all please share!!
Loving this forum so far!!
Right now I am trying to decide between a small raised coop or a walk-in hen house type coop. The run will be tall enough for me to walk in without stooping regardless as that is an absolute non negotiable for me. The plan is to put it in my enclosed “back yard” so I can let my girls out to range in the grass about an hour a day or so. The most I can have is about 5 hens so I am hoping they won’t ruin my beautiful lawn??? Is that a bad idea? The other option is putting their coop out near the pig pen but I want them close to the house so I can actually enjoy them and keep them safe.
I am ALL EARS right now as we are still in the planning stages so if you have coop advice or anything at all please share!!
Loving this forum so far!!