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Miguel Landestoy

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Dec 1, 2017
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Hello,
My name is Miguel L. 24 yrs old, just married in June 2017 and have a little one on the way!:D:D I got introduce to the whole backyard chicken thing by my parents. We had chickens in Dominican Republic in a small coop and backyard, I do not remember much since I came to the US at the age of 8. But recently I got the urge to have chickens by reading a post on the Art of manliness website and how simple it was to have chickens even in a city backyard(like my parents), And I thought, "Now I want chickens!".

I don't have any chickens as of yet but I have plans to build my own chicken coop with recycle wood, mostly pallets due to money constrains. I am going around my city collecting the wood pallets from where ever I can find them in good shape. As soon as I start building them I will post this little adventure towards having chickens. I know that you guys have many articles on chicken coops, I have been reading a lot from here :cool:, but if someone can point me to a good chicken coop plan made out of wood pallets I would be very grateful. Anyways thank you for reading this essay of an introduction and thank you for the welcoming.
 
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Congrats on getting married!

Welcome to Backyard chickens.

I did a search in articles for pallet coops:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/13095712/?q=pallet+coop&t=ams_article&o=date
 
Congratulations and welcome to byc!!!

I will warn you chickens are expensive and generally you can not raise your own eggs for the price you can buy them for at the store. However the quality, flavor and health benefits exceed the (cheaper) store bought eggs. Especially if you free range or give your flock greens and weeds etc.

Not to mention the joys of owning and watching them. Not going to lie they're expensive but worth it. We don't have a large enough customer base yet to pay for our flock but we don't care bc they give us the best eggs and meat you can imagine.

The meat is also much much better if you plan to do that.

Depending on your city's limit make sure you build your coop bigger than you think you'll need. If you can't free range in your town the more space they have the better. Also take into consideration where you live as far as climate. Ventilation is extremely important.
 
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Glad you're here!

When you get your chickens, please make them a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise.
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.

Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it! :D

Last thing... when collecting pallets, PLEASE make sure they are stamped with HT, meaning they are Heat Treated, not chemically treated.
 

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