Saraley
Chirping
- May 22, 2017
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Hi
My family and I just moved to a 5 acre acreage - and we are anxious to get started with all sorts of livestock but are starting with chickens. We have currently have 5 chickens we got back in April that should be around 16 weeks old (4 buff orpingtons, 1 Rhode island red), and we also have 10 chicks we got just last week (1 buff orpington - to round out the orpington, 4 Rhode island reds- to round out the reds, and 5 silver laced wyandottes). We are in the process of building a bigger coop that will eventually accommodate all 15 chickens but for now the chicks are in a brooder and the 16 weekers are in a small store bought coop that is supposed to house 6-8 chickens (but I would feel bad adding anymore than the 5 we have in there).
My family and I just moved to a 5 acre acreage - and we are anxious to get started with all sorts of livestock but are starting with chickens. We have currently have 5 chickens we got back in April that should be around 16 weeks old (4 buff orpingtons, 1 Rhode island red), and we also have 10 chicks we got just last week (1 buff orpington - to round out the orpington, 4 Rhode island reds- to round out the reds, and 5 silver laced wyandottes). We are in the process of building a bigger coop that will eventually accommodate all 15 chickens but for now the chicks are in a brooder and the 16 weekers are in a small store bought coop that is supposed to house 6-8 chickens (but I would feel bad adding anymore than the 5 we have in there).