I think I'm hooked?

[gryeyes]

I am peppering my back yard with a variety of smaller coops, because I can't build anything larger than 4x8 without a permit, and I already built a 4x8 coop... The "grow-out" coops are all semi-permanently housing the "chicks" I put into them for integration purposes.

So much for "one place to go gather eggs!" At least I have smaller groups of chickens to say good-night to, individually, instead of a whole slew of 8 or 10 or 12 of 'em.

 

[ga_goat]

My name is Ray , and yes I'm a hatchaholic have 5 full chicken yards 4 @ 25x25 and 1 @ 50 x 50 - 85 chickens 42 in the incubator 26 in the brooder and am lining up eggs for the next hatch 1 week from Sun . oh and I built a hatcher that will hold 60 today , and have another cabinet bator in the plans .already have 2

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

All but roof and paint .....I am going to move it about the garden letting the girls "till and fertilize for me". Not planting till March so the poo will not be too hot.

8 ft x 6 ft x 6 ft ----5 RIRs currently inhabit it. total cost under $200

 

[donjr721]

we got chicks this past april, started with ten RIR's, and 2 comets. then bought some dominiques and an aracauna from a farm up the road. my hens started laying in september, ten hens total, out of the bunch we bought. i was given twelve other chickens a few weeks ago, they are older, consisting of buff brahmas, silver laced wyandottes, a bantam of unknown variety, and some cochins. These aren't laying, they were molting when i got them, i think there are 8 hens in that lot. i can't wait til they resume laying. my ten original hens have layed 83 eggs since october 1st. i am building an incubator right now. i plan to set eggs this thursday, that should give me around 30 to try in the bator. cool. this chicken thing is addicting. we had them when i was a kid, i am 39 now, my lady has a separate bantam coop in the front yard which i built her. we got 6 oeg's at an auction about a month ago. all i can say is chickens, eggs, chickens, eggs, chickens, eggs, chickens, eggs, chickens, and more eggs (whichever comes first)!!!!!!!