theEgglayers
Hatching
- Jun 3, 2016
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On May 28th I decided that I wanted to raise chickens, on June 1st I had a flock of 11 young birds, 2 weeks to 4 weeks, living in a dog kennel in my garage.
Now I am in need of assistance in the next steps. I am here at BYC to get the help, support and community that myself, and my flock, will need to survive my excited ascent into chicken husbandry.
My first road block, as it may be, is that I need to get the chickens out of my garage. So I have a book, it says 3-4 sq ft per bird in an open space, or 7-10 sq ft for a confined space. What is a coop with a run attached considered? If I have a coop, that is 6 ft by 5 ft and an attached run that is 6 ft by 12 ft, is that enough space for that many chickens, and how do I know if I can add more
Now I am in need of assistance in the next steps. I am here at BYC to get the help, support and community that myself, and my flock, will need to survive my excited ascent into chicken husbandry.
My first road block, as it may be, is that I need to get the chickens out of my garage. So I have a book, it says 3-4 sq ft per bird in an open space, or 7-10 sq ft for a confined space. What is a coop with a run attached considered? If I have a coop, that is 6 ft by 5 ft and an attached run that is 6 ft by 12 ft, is that enough space for that many chickens, and how do I know if I can add more
