I feel like I've been stalking the archives at BYC forever, so it was about time I created an account and left lurkland.
I live in a graduate student housing co-operative. Last fall, a group of us formed a "chicken faction" to research what a small backyard flock would entail, if our city allowed it, and how 16 students could care for a few birds without killing them. Thanks largely to BYC, we were able to put together the most comprehensive proposal our house has seen yet. We've found a local co-operative hatchery to get heritage birds from, we've designed a coop that gives the birds the golden ratio (1 bird : 4 square feet coop : 10 square feet run) while maximizing our construction dollar, we've found scads of local chicken resources and support, and we know what health problems to look for and how to treat them.
BYC, you've given a bunch of grad students at Ph.D. in poultry. We were even able to win over the vegans. Thanks to you, we'll be getting our birds just as soon as our coop is built! (We're scheduled to begin construction after spring finals week.) Thank you!
I live in a graduate student housing co-operative. Last fall, a group of us formed a "chicken faction" to research what a small backyard flock would entail, if our city allowed it, and how 16 students could care for a few birds without killing them. Thanks largely to BYC, we were able to put together the most comprehensive proposal our house has seen yet. We've found a local co-operative hatchery to get heritage birds from, we've designed a coop that gives the birds the golden ratio (1 bird : 4 square feet coop : 10 square feet run) while maximizing our construction dollar, we've found scads of local chicken resources and support, and we know what health problems to look for and how to treat them.
BYC, you've given a bunch of grad students at Ph.D. in poultry. We were even able to win over the vegans. Thanks to you, we'll be getting our birds just as soon as our coop is built! (We're scheduled to begin construction after spring finals week.) Thank you!
