Hi! I'm new here

[Khepri114]

We just moved out on some acreage mid August and just got the chickens up and running!!! We have 6 pullets - (4) barred rock, (2) white leghorn and (2) straight run lavender orphington. They are soooooo cute! Our house that we purchased was not well loved but did come with a chicken coop and run attached to the barn out back, it need some love but we are working on it!

I have read a lot of online articles, as well as Fresh Eggs Daily, can anyone recommend any other good books for a first timer?

Here's some pics of our coop with quite a few hours of work into it, but a lot more needed. Consider these the before pics

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[feathermaid]

Awesome that you already have a coop built! Hard to tell from the pics, but is it dark inside? You may try to add another window to add more natural light.

Don't know of any books--- I did all my research online and learned from experience.
But I can offer a few helpful links:

How Much Room Do Chickens Need

Chicken Coop Ventilation -Go out there and cut more holes in your coop

Predator Proofing

Are your pullets still little chicks? These also might be helpful:

Kick The Heat Lamp: Better, Safer And Healthier Options To Heat Your Brooder

Mama Heating Pad

Raising chickens is so fun and rewarding

Good luck with your new flock!!


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[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock!
I recommend reading everything on BYC but if you prefer a book I'd recommend this one:
Raising Chickens for Dummies
This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops

BYC has an APP

 

[Flockandfowl46]

Welcome to BYC! Looks like things are going well so far keep on trucking

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Howdy! Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!

 

[Silkie_Mom]

Aww, welcome to the chicken family! There's lots of good info floating around on the site. You'll be a chicken pro in no time Pinterest has some amazing coop designs if you'd like some ideas. And if you'd like your chicken info more on paper than off the web, stores like Tractor Supply have a ton of chicken magazines with all sorts of information.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Good luck fixing up your coop!

 

[Melky]

We just moved out on some acreage mid August and just got the chickens up and running!!! We have 6 pullets - (4) barred rock, (2) white leghorn and (2) straight run lavender orphington. They are soooooo cute! Our house that we purchased was not well loved but did come with a chicken coop and run attached to the barn out back, it need some love but we are working on it!

I have read a lot of online articles, as well as Fresh Eggs Daily, can anyone recommend any other good books for a first timer?

Here's some pics of our coop with quite a few hours of work into it, but a lot more needed. Consider these the before pics
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Good luck and have fun fixing up the coop!