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Jane Jacobsen

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Hi BYCers,
I'm 82 years young and have always yearned to be a farmer and have always loved in town. I have a nice garden but It has to have raised beds. I live next door to my son and depend on him for the heavy work so I have to get his buy-in before starting a big project like starting to raise a flock. Now I have to save up some money to afford to buy a coop. So I'm looking forward to reading about how others have gotten going. Oh, and I'm going to build a worm farm, too.
 
Jane Jacobsen said:
Hi BYCers,
I'm 82 years young and have always yearned to be a farmer and have always loved in town. I have a nice garden but It has to have raised beds. I live next door to my son and depend on him for the heavy work so I have to get his buy-in before starting a big project like starting to raise a flock. Now I have to save up some money to afford to buy a coop. So I'm looking forward to reading about how others have gotten going. Oh, and I'm going to build a worm farm, too.
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Welcome to Backyard Chickens Jane so happy to have young ladies join at least in mind
easiest new coop buy a garden shed of wood have grandson cut 2 doors one for you one for the chickens use hardware cloth to cover vents and under the edges of the shed buried in the ground
 
Welcome to BYC, Jane! How exciting that you'll hopefully be adding chickens to your backyard farm! That's exactly how I got into it too. I know you'll find lots a great info and very knowledgeable and helpful members here who will generously guide you through it, like I did. So glad to have you with us!
 
Welcome to BYC, Jane. Gardening, and chickening will keep you young!

Agreed, repurposing a shed or even a large dog house would be a good start for you. Plan on 4 s.f./bird in the coop, and 10 s.f. in the run per bird. Coop should have lots of ventilation, and lots of natural lighting. If you can have the coop close enough that you can run an extension cord (heavy duty with GFC for safety) that will allow you to brood your chicks right in the coop with a heating pad, or keep your water from freezing if you live in a cold state. I recommend making your coop a walk in style rather than a short coop to make it easier to manage.

As for worms: Your worm bin can be as simple as a 5 gallon bucket with some drain holes drilled in the bottom, and covered with screening. Raise your bucket up so it will drain well. My last batch of worms were collected from my garden. I laid cardboard down. One day, I went to move it, and there were LOTS of red wigglers between the layers of cardboard. I simply scooped them up and transplanted them into my worm bin. You have to get the right kind, or they will migrate out of your bin!
 
Hello:frow​
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!:wee​
 

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