thanks Debby
If you click on the Articles tab, you'll find a lot of good information on how to care for your upcoming flock (and if you have questions, feel free to ask):
learning-center.11
Good luck and have fun!
We're so happy you've decided to join us 
thank you - I will go through are the links and if you have one piece of advice for a newbie what would it be?
thank you! I lot to learn but I'm gameHi Robb and welcome to BYC
Read lots and where you see conflicting advice, go with what your gut tells you. Only you understand your situation - nobody else
very sound adviceRead lots and where you see conflicting advice, go with what your gut tells you. Only you understand your situation - nobody else
It's funny that you say that (make things bigger) as the coop started in the development stage of 4'x5' to 5x7 to 6x8 and a run that spanned 12 feet initially to 20'Hi Robb! Welcome to BYC! We're so happy you decided to join us!
If you follow @DobieLover advice you can't go wrong
The only thing I would add is that chicken wire is worthless at protecting against predators. Use hardware cloth instead. And build everything much bigger than you think you would ever need... because chicken math is real.
