- Mar 17, 2014
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Hello,
I'm a 28 year old mother of two, work full time and doing my best to reduce chemicals and increase natural foods into our lives. I am interested in learning more about having hens on my property. I live in town but have a very large backyard and though I don't know much, am quite sure I have room for both a coop and designated area where the hens could walk about (without getting poo all over the whole yard... my kids are 1 and 2 and I don't want to constantly worry about them touching/eating poo).
I see a few links that are suggested for me to read... any other general tips are welcome! We are a family of 4, so I don't think we'd need too many hens. I'm not partial to raising the hens from chicks though from what I'm reading, it may be easier to socialize chicks than grown hens. Thoughts on this are welcome.
I live in Ontario, Canada, where we have hot summers and cold winters. So I'll be looking for tips on how to build coops that can manage both weather types, and whether or not the coop needs to have any type of build in heating.
Any thoughts, tips, or 'must read' beginner links are very welcome!
Thanks,
Myliece
I'm a 28 year old mother of two, work full time and doing my best to reduce chemicals and increase natural foods into our lives. I am interested in learning more about having hens on my property. I live in town but have a very large backyard and though I don't know much, am quite sure I have room for both a coop and designated area where the hens could walk about (without getting poo all over the whole yard... my kids are 1 and 2 and I don't want to constantly worry about them touching/eating poo).
I see a few links that are suggested for me to read... any other general tips are welcome! We are a family of 4, so I don't think we'd need too many hens. I'm not partial to raising the hens from chicks though from what I'm reading, it may be easier to socialize chicks than grown hens. Thoughts on this are welcome.
I live in Ontario, Canada, where we have hot summers and cold winters. So I'll be looking for tips on how to build coops that can manage both weather types, and whether or not the coop needs to have any type of build in heating.
Any thoughts, tips, or 'must read' beginner links are very welcome!
Thanks,
Myliece
and Welcome To BYC Great place to start reading is the Learning Center, lots of nice articles, on chickens in general, and in the Raising Chicks section articles on socializing and raising chicks as pets etc ... 
