Hoping for guidance

[Meme6]

Hi I am Meme from Kansas. I am totally new to raising chickens and would appreciate guidance from others.

 

[jonalisa]

You are in the right place! we all started where you are!
Do you have chickens already?

 

[featherhead007]

What advice do you require?

 

[orloffer]

Welcome to BYC, Meme! There is so much to see, do, and learn here! I hope you find the advice you are looking for!

 

[Meme6]

You are in the right place! we all started where you are!
Do you have chickens already?

Not yet, but coming soon and we need to get our coop built. I found one I like but can’t locate plans so still trying to find something that will fit along with our garden space.

 

[Meme6]

Welcome to BYC, Meme! There is so much to see, do, and learn here! I hope you find the advice you are looking for!

Thank you!

 

[jonalisa]

Not yet, but coming soon and we need to get our coop built. I found one I like but can’t locate plans so still trying to find something that will fit along with our garden space.

Well, keep in mind that you'll need 4 sqft of space per chicken in the coop, 10 sqft of space per chicken in the run and 1 ft per chicken on the roost. Also roughly 1 nest box for every 4 chickens.
You may want to build something expandable because chickenkeeping is an addiction and you're going to want more at some point! That's what we call chicken math!
You can check out coop designs here on BYC!

Welcome aboard.
Reach out for help and info in our forums!

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, you are very welcome here.

 

[chickentrains]

Hi Meme! Welcome to BYC!!

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community.