Hi everyone! We have been wanting chickens for a while and I think hubs is finally convinced to dive in next spring so I want to spend the fall building a coop and run. We have raccoons in the area so it will need to be fort Knox to keep the trash panda out. We rent a home and live in the inner suburbs of a city. Landlord will be signing off before we start any building. Per ordinances we are allowed 4 hens no roosters and no free ranging. However they only enforce it if the neighbors complain. The neighbors around the corner free range their chickens all the time and there are many homes exceeding the 4 chicken limit. However we will be sticking to 4 to 6 chickens max I think just for logistics. I'm a mom of 2 boys under 5 so we will be trying to make sure we have more docile and friendly breeds. I've done a lot of reading already and hope to learn a lot more. We have several friends with chickens too so that helps. My older kiddo only eats fresh eggs so we really want to get some chickens so we aren't having to track down farm fresh eggs every week. I have been looking at all the great tips here and I cannot wait to join you all raising chickens
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Welcome to BYC! Plenty of helpful people here, so read and ask plenty of questions. Your girls will be much better off for the effort. I've run into a couple of new chicken people on the board in the last couple of days with the same problem, so I figured I'd warn you up front before you made the same mistake. If you are going to use a prefab coop, be aware that they lie about capacity. My prefab was supposed to be able to handle 8 chickens, but is slightly crowded for my 3 full sized birds. When you come up with an initial plan for your coop and run (prefab or not), post the details on BYC and ask for feedback. You will get plenty and can fix any problems before you've invested real money. Enjoy your time here. BYC is a great resource
Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined. That's great you are doing your research before jumping in. Many people get chicks first and then struggle to build a coop and run in time as they grow so darn fast. First piece of advice: chicken wire is to keep chickens in and absolutely NOTHING out. Don't use that to secure anything. Use 1/2" hardware cloth. Best price is on Amazon.
Hi & How exciting to be planning your new chicken adventures! Be sure to ask any questions that you have, everyone here to help. Enjoy your time here on BYC
Welcome to BYC. Good luck with the coop construction and the establishment and maintenance of your flock.
