I have been looking at the BYC site for a while but now I have become a member. We have a small coop and 6 chickens they like to snuggle so we have plenty more room on the perch at night, we are thinking of getting more chickens but I don't know if we have enough room in the yard. we have three bantams so they don't take up very much space. Any advice?
Some more information would be helpful to answer your question. For example, how much room do you have in the coop and run? Dual purpose birds need approx. 4 sq feet per bird in the coop and about 10 sq feet per bird in the run. You'll also need a place to isolate the new birds for about 3-4 weeks prior to mixing in with your existing flock...that gives you time to really evaluate the health of the new chickens. When they all seem healthy and pest free, you'll want a way of letting them see each other without touching so they can get used to one another. Read up on isolation and integration before adding more birds...there's information about it in the Learning Center. Good luck and thanks for joining us!
G’Day from down under ChickenLover56 Welcome! You have received some good tips from N F C so I will just say that I hope you enjoy BYC; not only is it overflowing with lots of useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun. Unlike non chicken loving friends, family and colleagues, BYC’ers never tire of stories or pictures about chickens, turkeys, duck, quail, Peas and pretty much any other feathered and non feathered friends
Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. You have some great advice from NFC, so I'll just say hi. Cheers CT
Hello there, and welcome to the wonderful world of Backyard Chickens! I hope you will make yourself at home here and enjoy it as much as I have!
