Hello. I'm farmerkevin. I'm new to chickens :)

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farmerkevin

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Hello. So today I was very fortunate to be given free chickens and a free "coop." Coop is in quotation because its basically a canopy with chicken wire. But hey. It's a start.

So my neighbors want their dog to have run of the yard. But the dog attacks the chickens. No problem, I've been wanting chickens for a while, but I'm just about broke every month. So no money for the coop or chickens.

Ok enough babbling. Haha.

I need help identifying 3. I know 2 are barred rocks. They are awesome. Very friendly and very talkative :)

The others are kinda mean. They started pecking the barred rocks :(

I will be getting pics in the morning. Just tonight came too quick haha. I spent too much time tearing down the "coop" and rebuilding it.

So here's a pic of the coop and you can see one hen in question
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And here it is over all. I know I need a better structure/roost. But funds are limited, so I'll be upgrading as I go :)
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I would like advice. Just please be nice :) hey I'm a poet and didn't even know it. I rhyme all the time hahaha

So yeah. Please give me your thoughts, advice, concerns, criticisms etc. I'm totally new to this, and am really lost.

Thanks in advance :)
 
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i dont see too much wrong with it. the top, i dont know where you live but it looks like it might collect too much snow or rain and bow it down. i just wonder the height of it and if it is fastened down good all the way around, if you put a ladder in the middle a bit higher than the cover it would allow for the rain to wash off and give a roost??
 
Thanks for the welcome :)

I am in Southern California. The height is about 6 foot. I can stand straight up and my head barely touches the shade cloth.

We get rain here, but last time it snowed was 1983-1984.

I do plan on getting more shade cloth. One that goes front to back completely. Then have a tarp over that in rainy times. Then remove when the weather nicens up a bit.
 
farmerkevin said:
Hello. So today I was very fortunate to be given free chickens and a free "coop." Coop is in quotation because its basically a canopy with chicken wire. But hey. It's a start.

So my neighbors want their dog to have run of the yard. But the dog attacks the chickens. No problem, I've been wanting chickens for a while, but I'm just about broke every month. So no money for the coop or chickens.

Ok enough babbling. Haha.

I need help identifying 3. I know 2 are barred rocks. They are awesome. Very friendly and very talkative :)

The others are kinda mean. They started pecking the barred rocks :(

I will be getting pics in the morning. Just tonight came too quick haha. I spent too much time tearing down the "coop" and rebuilding it.

So here's a pic of the coop and you can see one hen in question
400



And here it is over all. I know I need a better structure/roost. But funds are limited, so I'll be upgrading as I go :)
400




I would like advice. Just please be nice :) hey I'm a poet and didn't even know it. I rhyme all the time hahaha

So yeah. Please give me your thoughts, advice, concerns, criticisms etc. I'm totally new to this, and am really lost.

Thanks in advance :)
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Welcome to BYC. These are great people willing to share their knowledge.
 
Thanks for the warm welcome gals/guys. And as promised, here are pics of my girls :)

Barred rock
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And the unknown ones
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The one sure does look like a rooster
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Welcome to BYC. The barred rocks are being picked on because they are younger than the other two pullets. One of those is a game hen, and the other looks like a RIR cross. You have a nice pen, but a dog/coyote/coon can tear through the chicken wire readily. Make sure to lock the chickens in the coop at night. Good luck with your flock.
 

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