First Time Chicken Keeper

[MtAsadi]

Hi all,
I am new to owning chickens and have just bought 5 bantam x LF hens that should start laying soon, they are still a little young. I am planning on having laying hens and also doing a run of about 10 meat birds in March. My husband and I have decided to repurpose anything useful that we have instead of buying or building new. We recently bought a house and it had a insulated dog house and 10x 6 ft chain link kennel attached that we wont use so we repurposed it as the chicken house and it turned out pretty nice, surprisingly. I have been doing crazy amounts of research to get ready for the "ladies" and am very excited to get things rolling and start to collect eggs and meat to be more self sufficient. I am looking forward to all of the insight available on this site.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the flock. A lot of chicken folks repurpose materials - many use shipping pallets or crates from large appliances. Some stores just throw them out. Craig's list is usually a "fertile dumping ground" for people disposing of dog runs, chicken coops and sometimes chickens and coops. Also some folks head for "rehab" stores and make some great finds for doors and windows.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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

 

[matt44644]

 

[Watermelon123]

Welcome!! Im glad you joined our flock.

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to our flock. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. What kind of LF hens are you getting?

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined us.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have! Good luck with your new flock.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm glad you joined us!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! What breeds of chicken are you getting?

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[cypressdrake]

Hello from Louisiana. Glad you joined the group. Best of luck with your new flock. Hello from Louisiana. Glad you joined the group