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first: Concret will be a good base floor as varmits can't dig in that way! But you will want bedding (sand, wood shavings, hay, straw) of some sort over that.

Secondly: make sure to build bigger than you expect to want, as chickens, Hatching, Breeding is addicting.


Third: How many eggs a day do you want for eating? You will want to start out with about double that many hens.

Introducing new Hens: it is not that it is hard, but you have to have a plan.
30 day Quarantine minimum: after Quarantine then you will want them so they can see each other for 30 days, but not touch....
then at night you place them all together after they go to roost. When they wake up together there doesn't seem to be as much bickering.


12' x 8' House/Coop means roughly 24 Large breed chickens or 48 bantams.

Be sure you research breeds as some are better suited for cold, heat, eggs, meat etc.....

Please feel free to check out member pages for ideas, suggestions & information.

Thank you for joining us.

Happy Chicken Keeping!

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Pandora,

Thank you, that is great information. I checked the breed site for the last couple of days, been reading up on them.

I still havent decided which would be right for me. I like the idea of the bantoms for their size but do not like that they lay small eggs. I thought about leghorns, actually leaning more that way. Then there are all those real pretty breeds that I like (not to say bantoms and leghorns are not pretty)...uggggggg

I would like to see as many eggs as possible but I also have to watch the noise levels. The coop will be closer to the back of the property an to the west side of the shed. The house is on the east side of the shed. I have neighbors to the north and south with a privacy fence on the north side, chain link around everywhere else.

I live in Lower Alabama, Heat in the summer can be bad, very rarely below freezing for more than a day or two.

Also thank you I will cover the concrete(if I lay it) with hay/straw or some sort of bedding.

Any suggestions on who to get chicks from? or How do I look for any local breeders? I hit the co-op store but they had no info....Which seemed fishy to me?
 
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Okay here is the thing: You can say you will only start with a couple of chickens - just to get your feet wet and learn about caring and keeping, but it is like eating only one potato chip.....you are going to want more! It is really really hard to walk away from a chicken purchase and there is the remorse. So what ever you start with as far as numbers go.......you will end up with more!
Caroline
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