hey ya'll, just stopping in to introduce myself

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Hello and

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Hello and

Glad you joined us!

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Louisiana!!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[The Burg Peeps]

and

from Ontario, Canada!

Enjoy your new chicks! They are so much fun! We just recently got our first 4 BR's. They are 3 weeks old... and growing fast. Now that you have them, like me, you must wonder why you waited so long?!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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from Ohio. So glad you joined.

 

[ScrappyChicken]

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Thanks for the welcome! We considered a few different things in breed selection. Although in a pretty rural area, it is still a subdivision but with large one acre lots, and code enforcement and the county did not like the coop we were building, which was around 150 square feet, run not included, all from salvaged materials so the cost of construction would have been less than $200, insisting that it was a shed. So with this and that, the money to submit the plans and submit the permit was just too much, and I was forced to seek alternatives. My solution is to mix smaller traditional coops, thus satisfying code enforcement, with what can best be described as enclosures, essentially large dog cages around 5x5 without extensions, scattered around the property. These require more agile breeds that are quick and alert and can fly to escape predators, so heavy birds like the Jersey Giant would not do.

Another consideration was that when we polled our potential egg buying customers, most of whom are Asian, they generally preferred white eggs, so we needed breeds that were reasonably good layers of white eggs.

Lastly, we chose to get our first birds from a hatchery and many folks I spoke to suggested Murray McMurray if I was okay with taking on 25+ chicks. There were not a great many white egg layers to choose from, and these seemed to fit our criteria. Also I wanted a variety to see which birds we like best, so I ordered 5 of each breed. So far I am a big fan of the ancona.

 

[ScrappyChicken]

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True! Can't wait to get home sometimes so I can watch their antics, seems like they do something new every day. They are a real treat!

btw, thanks for the welcome....hope your chicks grow up to give you lots of big eggs and even more enjoyment

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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Thanks for the welcome! We considered a few different things in breed selection. Although in a pretty rural area, it is still a subdivision but with large one acre lots, and code enforcement and the county did not like the coop we were building, which was around 150 square feet, run not included, all from salvaged materials so the cost of construction would have been less than $200, insisting that it was a shed. So with this and that, the money to submit the plans and submit the permit was just too much, and I was forced to seek alternatives. My solution is to mix smaller traditional coops, thus satisfying code enforcement, with what can best be described as enclosures, essentially large dog cages around 5x5 without extensions, scattered around the property. These require more agile breeds that are quick and alert and can fly to escape predators, so heavy birds like the Jersey Giant would not do.

Another consideration was that when we polled our potential egg buying customers, most of whom are Asian, they generally preferred white eggs, so we needed breeds that were reasonably good layers of white eggs.

Lastly, we chose to get our first birds from a hatchery and many folks I spoke to suggested Murray McMurray if I was okay with taking on 25+ chicks. There were not a great many white egg layers to choose from, and these seemed to fit our criteria. Also I wanted a variety to see which birds we like best, so I ordered 5 of each breed. So far I am a big fan of the ancona.

Good work researching! Sorry about your super Coop though. Red tape. Pft.

 

[Desert Rooster]

Hello

from Hesperia,CA and