Hello.... totally new to chickens

[I can do all things]

Hello,
I'm totally new to raising chickens at home!

One of my hobbies and talents is Pysanky or Ukrainian Easter egg decorating.
photo Below with chicken is my daughter with me at the NH farm museum teaching during 'egg week'

I teach classes and spend winter hours creating lovely eggs! Im hoping to have chickens that lay white or light pastel colored eggs, rather than brown. (Leghorn?)

I dog walk and pet sit (and farm sit! ). I've taken care of many chickens for clients. Some have large farms and others just a few in a tiny coop.

My plan is to build something like a 8x10, full height so that we can walk into coop, quaint looking chicken coop.
As an avid watcher of the HGTV show, Fixer Upper, I'm hoping to build something that looks like the one that Chip & Joanna built!

If anyone has ideas or plans actually for this coop I'd be so happy!

Thanks! I'm hoping to learn as much as I can from this forum.
Ruth

 

[True Patriot]

Welcome. There are lots of helpful and experienced folks here. Browse the posts and feel free to ask any questions you have. Nice job decorating. The eggs are impressive.

 

[1muttsfan]

Welcome to BYC . We have a very talented psanky artist on the Michigan thread, @glambka , you should drop her a "Hello".
Love your eggs

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Ruth and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us and sharing your pics (Leghorns lay white eggs, by the way).

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


Here’s a link to general links and the different forums on BYC - https://www.backyardchickens.com/misc/quick-navigation-menu


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Nice intro, thanks for sharing photos!

 

[boz]

hi and welcome to byc you fine a lot of good thing here btw I like your stove in the back ground I wish I had one in my house!!

 

[I can do all things]

That stove is at the NH farm museum! I was there teaching pysanky to people attending egg day at the museum!
Free ranging chicken (newly adopted due to being dumped at the farm) fell in love with us and wouldn't leave the kitchen! They would have sent her and her 3 other friends home with us if we had space ready for chickens!

 

[Lazy Farmer]