Hello! New chick/duckling mom here.

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[NewPoultryMom2019]

Thank you everyone!
We have entertained the idea of my fiance building our own coop, and he is Handy, but he's nervous that he may mess something up and our babes will not have the best house that they can have. I myself have absolutely no type of skills when it comes to building anything

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Thank you!
I have a brooder (a very large tote) with 2 feeders, waterers, a small roost, some small toys, and plenty of room.
No coop yet, the lady at TSC said they are going on sale before the babes are old to be outside and that I should wait.
I tried to upload a picture of the brooder but it kept saying error?

I would strongly advise against purchasing a pre-fab coop from TSC. They are always far too small to house the number of chickens stated in the literature and the "runs" that are included with these coops are practically non-existent. If you are not handy, I would suggest you convert an old shed into a coop. Good luck.

 

[DobieLover]

Thank you everyone!
We have entertained the idea of my fiance building our own coop, and he is Handy, but he's nervous that he may mess something up and our babes will not have the best house that they can have. I myself have absolutely no type of skills when it comes to building anything

I guarantee that even if he messes something up whatever he builds will be better than pre-fab! Just make sure everything is secure. Start looking through the coop pages and find something that fits your climate, number of birds and budget.

 

[eggspecto_patronum]

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Good luck with the coop build!

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Nice to meet you
Welcome to Backyard Chickens

 

[drumstick diva]

Whatever you do build be sure you have built it as securely and predator proof as possible. The coop section and the predator threads will give you great advice. Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens

 

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