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[Brahma Chicken5000]

Okay, I can try to get two if I can convince my mom then I can sell one on here. I will probably end up getting too attached to them to sell either of them though. That is why I only want one buff orpington chick. I want to incubate one of her eggs and one of my Rhode island red's eggs (that is the one that i thought was a production red) so I can have one white polish-Rhode island red cross and one buff orpington-white polish cross. I will keep incubating their eggs until I have two females that i will keep. Any cockerels I get will be given away to someone who can have them.

If you’re limited on space maybe get leghorns Ultimately it’s up to you.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

If you’re limited on space maybe get leghorns Ultimately it’s up to you.

I want a buff orpington because I have heard that they are great layers, but if they don't have any I would be willing to adopt any female chicks they do have.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I want a buff orpington because I have heard that they are great layers, but if they don't have any I would be willing to adopt any female chicks they do have.

Leghorns are probably hands down the best pure laying breed. But if you want a buff Orpington you should get one. After I get my sebrights and layer pullets this March I’m going to try to convince my mom to let me get ayam cemanis.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

https://www.amazon.com/Pawhut-Small...qid=1516214375&sr=1-101&keywords=chicken+coop I think I may buy two of these and expand their cage with the leftover chicken wire from when the cage was built and attach them on either side of it so they have space to sleep and run around outside.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I’m not sure you should get those. 1. You will need to add ventilation 2. There are no roosts or nestboxes & 3. The dimensions are way too small for chickens even full grown bantams would be cramped in this

 

[Star and eclipsa]

I’m not sure you should get those. 1. You will need to add ventilation 2. There are no roosts or nestboxes & 3. The dimensions are way too small for chickens even full grown bantams would be cramped in this View attachment 1238920

I’m not sure you should get those. 1. You will need to add ventilation 2. There are no roosts or nestboxes & 3. The dimensions are way too small for chickens even full grown bantams would be cramped in this View attachment 1238920

I won't shut them in there at night. They will have a choice to sleep outside or inside of those. They are mostly just shelter for when it rains. I will keep the door open too, if I even actually end up getting these.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

Every coop that is within my budget is super small. The space on the inside of the other coops is equivalent to one and a half of these, and most of them don't have nest boxes either. I will add two or three nest boxes on one side of their run no matter which coop I get, and there will be plenty of ventilation from the open door.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I guess go for it then. Are you going to cover their run? Also make sure to block off the small gap between the ground and the rabbit hutch becaus it’s on stilts and you don’t want rats or the like getting to the chickens.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

I guess go for it then. Are you going to cover their run? Also make sure to block off the small gap between the ground and the rabbit hutch becaus it’s on stilts and you don’t want rats or the like getting to the chickens.

Yeah I will cover their run. It won't be tall enough to keep them from flying out. And I will also cover the gap under it.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

I guess go for it then. Are you going to cover their run? Also make sure to block off the small gap between the ground and the rabbit hutch becaus it’s on stilts and you don’t want rats or the like getting to the chickens.

I found some hardware cloth to put on the bottom of the cage to keep predators out. Ive never seen anything that would want to hurt my chickens (other than ospreys or falcons) in my neighborhood but I want to make sure they are safe anyway. If I put hardware cloth on the bottom of their cage will it make it harder for the deep litter method to work?