Hello to All,
My name is John and I hail from southeastern Wisconsin. I live on an old farm with my wife and two step-daughters. We want in on the chicken deal and really are excited about the prospect of having feathered friends around the farm.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
No chickens yet, but I hope to be up and running by the spring time! I have no familiarity with chicken other than at the dinner table.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
See above!
(3) What breeds do you have?
I dunno, we love eggs and so do our friends, so any suggestions for a first timer is greatly appreciated.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Just started googling...isn't how all quests are intiated nowadays?
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Writing, farming, reading, family, working out, playing guitar, cooking, star gazing and looking for new hobbies
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
My wife and I have been together two years. I've got two children who are now in college and her daughters are 11 and 9, respectively. I am a heath care administrator who works with senior living communities and hospice. We are also going to get another dog after labradoodle named Daisy passed away this past fall. Thinking about a Burnese Mountain Dog...or something else gentle and bigger than the coyotes and foxes we've got everywhere around here. I've got the best wife and children in the world, and we live on a great little farm with 80 of the 85 acres leased out to a soybean/wheat/sweet corn farmer.
I've been lurking here for the past two months but we are now committed to having chickens up and running by end of May...I've got a couple of suitable outbuildings and barns but we've settled on a big storage shed we have which is close to the house, spacious, and well-ventilated, with electricity available and plenty of room for a run. With all the hawks, owls, coyote, raccoons, foxes and whatnot in the area, we will have a nice run but no free ranging birds.
I'm building the coop inside the storage area next month, and since we live in a cold climate and the storage area is secure but not weatherized, I'm trying to gather suitable ideas. I'm searching like crazy but if anyone knows of a good link to building an inside coop for about 12-15 birds in a similar situation, please steer me in the right direction.
Thanks, it's great to be here!
My name is John and I hail from southeastern Wisconsin. I live on an old farm with my wife and two step-daughters. We want in on the chicken deal and really are excited about the prospect of having feathered friends around the farm.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
No chickens yet, but I hope to be up and running by the spring time! I have no familiarity with chicken other than at the dinner table.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
See above!
(3) What breeds do you have?
I dunno, we love eggs and so do our friends, so any suggestions for a first timer is greatly appreciated.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Just started googling...isn't how all quests are intiated nowadays?
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Writing, farming, reading, family, working out, playing guitar, cooking, star gazing and looking for new hobbies
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
My wife and I have been together two years. I've got two children who are now in college and her daughters are 11 and 9, respectively. I am a heath care administrator who works with senior living communities and hospice. We are also going to get another dog after labradoodle named Daisy passed away this past fall. Thinking about a Burnese Mountain Dog...or something else gentle and bigger than the coyotes and foxes we've got everywhere around here. I've got the best wife and children in the world, and we live on a great little farm with 80 of the 85 acres leased out to a soybean/wheat/sweet corn farmer.
I've been lurking here for the past two months but we are now committed to having chickens up and running by end of May...I've got a couple of suitable outbuildings and barns but we've settled on a big storage shed we have which is close to the house, spacious, and well-ventilated, with electricity available and plenty of room for a run. With all the hawks, owls, coyote, raccoons, foxes and whatnot in the area, we will have a nice run but no free ranging birds.
I'm building the coop inside the storage area next month, and since we live in a cold climate and the storage area is secure but not weatherized, I'm trying to gather suitable ideas. I'm searching like crazy but if anyone knows of a good link to building an inside coop for about 12-15 birds in a similar situation, please steer me in the right direction.
Thanks, it's great to be here!
