thedigitale
In the Brooder
- Aug 11, 2015
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Thought I'd swing by and introduce myself.
I'm in Northeast NJ, and my wife and I are preparing to get chickens! We've been debating it for a couple of years, but after going to the state fair last week, it's been decided.
We're in the process of looking at coop plans, and putting together a list of equipment we'll need so that hopefully we can start with chicks early spring of next year (or sooner with pullets if we manage to get everything ready quickly). We're planning on 3-4 hens at most, and looking at Araucanas, Plymouth Rocks, and Silkies. We won't be able to free range, as we live on a somewhat busy road, but we plan on building a run that will allow us to let them into a large fenced in garden area during the day.
On another note, we're also beekeepers, currently with eleven hives, and hoping to expand to about twenty next spring. We just bottled the last of our honey this year, so we finally have time to breathe and work on another project (chickens). The rest of our zoo consists of two big dogs (a lab mix and an English pointer mix), two cats, two guinea pigs, a saltwater fish tank and a small koi pond.
Well, that's about it. Looking forward to asking a bunch of newbie questions and chatting with all of you!
I'm in Northeast NJ, and my wife and I are preparing to get chickens! We've been debating it for a couple of years, but after going to the state fair last week, it's been decided.
We're in the process of looking at coop plans, and putting together a list of equipment we'll need so that hopefully we can start with chicks early spring of next year (or sooner with pullets if we manage to get everything ready quickly). We're planning on 3-4 hens at most, and looking at Araucanas, Plymouth Rocks, and Silkies. We won't be able to free range, as we live on a somewhat busy road, but we plan on building a run that will allow us to let them into a large fenced in garden area during the day.
On another note, we're also beekeepers, currently with eleven hives, and hoping to expand to about twenty next spring. We just bottled the last of our honey this year, so we finally have time to breathe and work on another project (chickens). The rest of our zoo consists of two big dogs (a lab mix and an English pointer mix), two cats, two guinea pigs, a saltwater fish tank and a small koi pond.
Well, that's about it. Looking forward to asking a bunch of newbie questions and chatting with all of you!
) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in getting your chickens.
