I been wanting to raise a few chickens for eggs for some time now. Some friends of ours were giving us fresh eggs last summer & they were so very good However, over the winter, skunks got all their chickens & they're not getting any more. My backyard is so small that there's really no place for them, but last week, I came up with the brilliant ides of keeping them at my Mom's house. She has a huge yard and at 85, she seldom, if ever, goes into the back yard. Plus I visit her almost every day. Both Mom & DH agree to the chicks.
So here's my real problem: I don't know a thing about them. So I've been doing a lot of web searching & reading, especially on this site. Plus, I'll be browsing through all the older posts here.
We're planning on making a chicken tractor, similar to this one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=61-chicken-tractor DH & I have already discussed ways to modify it for our own needs. We want to get about 6 Rhode Island Red chicks. I know of a couple of organic nurseries that have chickens. I'll probably go spend some time there. We're looking at building the coop during October & getting some 1 month old chicks around the beginning of November.
I'll probably come up with a lot of questions for the various forums. I can't wait to get started.
Jo-Ann
So here's my real problem: I don't know a thing about them. So I've been doing a lot of web searching & reading, especially on this site. Plus, I'll be browsing through all the older posts here.
We're planning on making a chicken tractor, similar to this one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=61-chicken-tractor DH & I have already discussed ways to modify it for our own needs. We want to get about 6 Rhode Island Red chicks. I know of a couple of organic nurseries that have chickens. I'll probably go spend some time there. We're looking at building the coop during October & getting some 1 month old chicks around the beginning of November.
I'll probably come up with a lot of questions for the various forums. I can't wait to get started.
Jo-Ann
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