Hello

[Angaramiel]

I do not have chickens, yet. But I joined this thread because I like to do a lot of research before starting anything new.

I live on a 0.14 acre lot (I know, small) in town. My "yard" is/will be all edible with some native plants mixed in. I am working on my wood/hog wire fence now for the back yard inspired by this fence in Portland, but with a green coating instead of black.


I plan on getting three hens, no roosters allowed. And the hens will be free-ranged with a coop to hide in or go into at night.

So far I have a lot of "cover" for the hens in the back yard. Quite a few well-established diabolo ninebarks, a few willows, and a couple of trees.

Right now, My research is for the coop itself, so please bear with me as I may be asking a lot of questions

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas and

! Pleased you joined us! BYC is a great place for all your research. One bit of advice - for the coop use hardware cloth to keep the predators out. Best of luck to you!

 

[drumstick diva]

Better small , than not at all (lot size). Maybe you'd consider bantam chicks (many breeds) they take up less space, need less room, eat less, poo less and just as adorable.

 

[liz9910]

I would check out the Learning Center (great place to start) https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center and the Coops section: https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops good luck to you.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!