First Timers: 16 Hens and 1 DIY Coop Later....

[Oiseauii]

Hi BYC! As a first-time chicken owner, this website has been SO helpful. A huge THANKS to all you chicken experts out there.

My boyfriend has several acres of farmland in rural southeast Nebraska, and I've been bugging him about getting chickens for a few months now. Well, he caved and we've been proud chicken parents for the last few weeks. I thought I'd share a few highlights from our journey...

We started out with 5 Rhode Island Reds, which quickly multiplied to **16** hens! Go big or go home, I guess.
Once basic chick needs were met, we (he) quickly got to work constructing the 6'x12' coop. Chickens are not meant to be indoors...

Coop with 10'x10' attached run under construction (slanted appearance is an optical illusion):




Inside:


Completed Run:


Move-in day, YEEAHH!


Polish Crested:



Buff Orpington Beauty:


That's more than enough photos for now, but that's my flock! Glad to be a part of this fabulous community.

 

[ChereePie]

Oh my gosh!!! So cute!!!! Very pretty birds! I also like your coop a lot! So glad you've joined the group, I hope you enjoy it even more now that you've become a part of it!

 

[Cynthia12]

Beautiful! Will be interesting to see how many you end up with...right?

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[Oiseauii]

Thank you everyone!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome to the grand adventure of chicken-keeping - so glad you've joined the fun!
Looks like you have the makings of a darling little flock there.

 

[N F C]

Welcome to BYC!

Thanks for sharing pictures of your flock and coop, it's always fun seeing other people's set up and birds. There are other members here from Nebraska, if you'd like to 'meet' them, drop by here and say hello:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172734/nebraskans-speak-up-nebraska-rocks

It's nice to have you join us!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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

 

[Oiseauii]

Welcome to BYC!

Thanks for sharing pictures of your flock and coop, it's always fun seeing other people's set up and birds. There are other members here from Nebraska, if you'd like to 'meet' them, drop by here and say hello:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172734/nebraskans-speak-up-nebraska-rocks

It's nice to have you join us!

I was wondering if there were any other Cornhuskers out there, thanks for the link!