ClimbingChickens
In the Brooder
- Apr 20, 2018
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Hello Keepers of Chicken Knowledge!
I am a total newbie to all things clucking. I mean, I know how delicious they can be, but that’s it. We are a homeschooling military family who have stumbled into stealth chicken keeping. My sister bought our kids (my 2 and her 2) baby chicks. Somehow, I have become the primary (re
nly) caretaker. The winged ladies are around 2 months old and have been content so far living in a coop I built in our garage with daily excursions to a pen in the backyard. However now, they are getting too big for their accommodations, and I need to build a lightweight, secure, coop/tractor. We have 6 chickens. 2 buff Orpingtons, 2 Americaunas, and 2 Barred Rock. I’m terrified that one of the BR is a rooster. And one of these chickens keeps honking. Oh dear Lord, what have I gotten myself into?!? Any and all advice is welcome and appreciated.
I am a total newbie to all things clucking. I mean, I know how delicious they can be, but that’s it. We are a homeschooling military family who have stumbled into stealth chicken keeping. My sister bought our kids (my 2 and her 2) baby chicks. Somehow, I have become the primary (re
