Hello from Idaho

[MG Farms]

Congrats on your recent retirement...raising poultry is a fun hobby, enjoy!

Congrats on your recent retirement...raising poultry is a fun hobby, enjoy!

thank you Debby. I am very excited to start planning for my chicks. Looking at some coop plans...not too big not too small.

 

[N F C]

thank you De

thank you Debby. I am very excited to start planning for my chicks. Looking at some coop plans...not too big not too small.

Just remember, the chickens won't care if it's fancy or not, they'll just care that it has plenty of room and ventilation. If you have coop questions, the good folks over on this forum will be glad to help:
Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance

 

[MG Farms]

Welcome to BYC! What part of Idaho do you hail from?(I am a spud by birth)

Way up north, 30 miles from the Canadian border...Bonners Ferry, a lovely little town! Where were you born?

 

[MG Farms]

Welcome aboard. You will finds LOADS of info on here. It just takes some time getting use to the forums, tabs, etc on where to find something. The folks around here are kool, if you can't find something just ask. The search thread in the upper right hand corner is good on narrowing down your searches on what you are looking for. Being an IT geek for well over 20 years, this is the best website forum i've seen in a while, and I don't hand out IT compliments easily lol.

thank you Regina, I am having a good time here in the forum. Takes my mind off of whats going on all around us.

 

[MG Farms]

thank you Regina, I am having a good time here in the forum. Takes my mind off of whats going on all around us.

oh, did I just make up a new name for you??? I see your post says "GinGia".

 

[MG Farms]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Congratulations on your retirement! Keeping chickens is an excellent retirement hobby. Do yourself a huge favor and build a walk-in style coop with poop boards and tons of ventilation with a very large predator proof run attached. You won't regret it and it makes the entire experience so much more enjoyable.

I appreciate your advise. I do like the looks of a walk in chicken house! 4x6 coop will fit how many hens?

 

[TwoCrows]

I appreciate your advise. I do like the looks of a walk in chicken house! 4x6 coop will fit how many hens?

Chickens need a minimum of 5 square feet per bird in the coop, not including roosts and nest boxes. So 4 birds, maybe 5 birds would be max for your coop. The more space you give chickens, the less likely they will turn on each other.

 

[MG Farms]

Chickens need a minimum of 5 square feet per bird in the coop, not including roosts and nest boxes. So 4 birds, maybe 5 birds would be max for your coop. The more space you give chickens, the less likely they will turn on each other.

Good to know, thank you. I would be happy with 4. I have a spot in the garden that would accommodate a coop that size. now to narrow it down to 4 little chicks...that will be the hard part.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hello and Retirement is a wonderful way to spend life!

 

[Pork Pie]

I appreciate your advise. I do like the looks of a walk in chicken house! 4x6 coop will fit how many hens?

An additional link that is food for thought - Space requirements