- Mar 17, 2013
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Hello,
Just joined here today. We live on Long Island and in an effort to keep going with our healthy eating resolution we are very seriously considering getting chickens. I want to jump right in but my nature is to do tons of research on everything first! I have been reading books from the library for a month now and and moving on to the net. It is mid march and hope to feel confident go get this going by early summer. I have 1/2 acre of land and plan to use a 20x40 section fenced off as the run. Within that section I have an unused chain link dog run (10x20) and plan to place the coop within it for an extra layer of predator protection and when I don't want them to have such large area. I'm hoping to get ideas and info on:
1. Coop design
2. Feed
3. Predator protection
4. Common pitfalls
5. Best breeds for beginners
Thank you all so much in advance!
Steve and Lindsay
Just joined here today. We live on Long Island and in an effort to keep going with our healthy eating resolution we are very seriously considering getting chickens. I want to jump right in but my nature is to do tons of research on everything first! I have been reading books from the library for a month now and and moving on to the net. It is mid march and hope to feel confident go get this going by early summer. I have 1/2 acre of land and plan to use a 20x40 section fenced off as the run. Within that section I have an unused chain link dog run (10x20) and plan to place the coop within it for an extra layer of predator protection and when I don't want them to have such large area. I'm hoping to get ideas and info on:
1. Coop design
2. Feed
3. Predator protection
4. Common pitfalls
5. Best breeds for beginners
Thank you all so much in advance!
Steve and Lindsay