Excited to start a chicken farm!

[ashebione]

My name is Ashley. I am about to start on the adventure of having a chicken farm. I am excited to meet everyone and learn anything I can from you guys.

 

[gander007]

Alright Ashley,

great to have you joining the BYC flock

BYC has a very useful Learning center

Try reading the Forum Nav: there are many different Trends to choose from and people to help you

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Ashley and welcome to BYC. Theres lots to learn just keeping a few chickens, so i think this coming year will be a steep learning curve for establishing a farm.

I wish you all the best, and please tell us what your plans are.

Cheers
CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Nice to meet you Ashley- Welcome to the BYC flock

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC, Ashley. Glad you decided to join our flock. X2 on gander007; if you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center. There is lots of useful information there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Cheers.

 

[ashebione]

Im having a really hard time finding a coop that is going to be good and knowing what will be sturdy and safe enough. I am planning on building a big run and dont want to spend a fortune on the coop. I will probably have up to 6-7 hens eventually. Any thoughts?

 

[Percheron chick]

Stay away from the cute prefab coops that you can buy at the local feedstore ($400 range). Your best bet is to start with CL. Look for an old shed, coop or playhouse that is large enough (4x8 or 6x8 would be a good place to start). Look in the free section for lumber and plywood. Look for a old swingset that could be used for the framework for the run. An old trampoline frame is a score too. The wire (hardware cloth) is the thing to buy. Look at building a hoop run. Fairly inexpensive to build and easy to expand.

 

[ashebione]

Okay cool thank you!