Hello again!

[arwoon]

Welcome Back!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome back to BYC.
My personal opinion: I would make a smaller, but more secure run. A walkin run, with a solid roof, and 1/2" hardware cloth on all sides would be more comfortable for you, and much more secure for your birds. With 12 birds, you should be good with an 8 x 20 run or a 10 x 16. A covered run will not only protect them from flying and climbing predators, it will allow you to keep food and water in the run, and to leave the chicken door to the run open 24/7. It will allow your birds to be out in any weather.
And it will be easier to maintain.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome back to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Plans. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome back to BYC!
I echo @janiedoe's recommendations.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Welcome. You should check out noodles harness training program by @PippinTheChicken maybe you will want to start.

Thread 'Noodles' harness training program' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/noodles-harness-training-program.1526877/

 

[PippinTheChicken]

WELCOME!
Welcome to the community!
BYC is a great place; full of information, helpful members, and fun!
If you ever need any help navigating around here or you just wanna chat, drop me a PM or a message on my profile! And if you need any advice, come find me here

 

[Boppo]

Glad to meet you, and welcome back. Best wishes and congratulations on your new flock! I bet your wife will be won over when you receive the bunch of little peeps! Regarding security, you might look at the learning center articles on coops design and the pests and predators.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome back! It's nice to meet you!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, Welcome back!