Hello from Italy

[swampfox440]

Hi, Welcome to BYC! thanks for joining and nice to meet you Marco.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello Marco.
Welcome to BYC.
Lovely part of the world you live in.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Marco Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Enjoy your time here!

 

[N F C]

Hello Marco, your English is fine. It's nice to have you here!

 

[WIchickMama]

Welcome! Happy you joined us.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Marco and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[cmom]

I live in Florida and we grow olive trees here. You will find a lot of good information here Good luck with your plans and have fun...

 

[Marcolombi]

Thanks everyone for the welcome!
Unfortunately I have never visited America, my best was California near Leghorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_California) but sooner or later I will visit too: D

Ciao Marco! I'm so glad you have joined us?
Some questions
1. what breed of chickens are you planning on getting? Will make a difference in size of coop.

2. What is Climate there ? How humid does it get in summer? I worry about ventilation.

1. My brother-in-law raises chickens. For Christmas he should come over for dinner and I'll talk to him. I believe you breed Ancona and Livorno. I like the first ones more. The Leghorn chickens have them all around here.

2. The climate is good, I live ten kilometers from the sea and a few from the lake (Lake Massaciuccioli) but we are not affected by humidity because we are two hundred meters above sea level. It is not a windy place and the area in the event would be covered by trees and a dry stone wall. It is not even cold in winter (we do not go below zero thanks to the sea) and in summer it is really hot for a week a year. At least we live well, I hope the chickens too.

The boss told me that if I really want to start raising chickens, we'll talk about it in the spring and I think it's the best time to start too.
In the meantime I have all winter to study and start thinking for the coop.

 

[Marcolombi]

By the way, do you have any advice on chicken coops on the market, in addition to the Omlet one?
To build it on my own I don't think I have the advanced skills and above all the right tools.

 

[theoldchick]