Louisiana chickens

alwaystj9 · Aug 20, 2019

Saw a reference to this site on The Goat Spot and it looks good. I have had some chickens since the mid-1980's, in 4 states. I just like them, plus you get eggs.
Currently trying to get rid of 6 excess roosters, seems I accidentally got straight run this past spring:
One hen + seven roos. Keeping one rooster because the old one is really, really old.
I keep a dozen free range mixed breed hens, some bought and others homegrown plus one mean little banty hen someone must have tossed over my fence 2 months after Easter.
I am looking at different order online coops, plus at some designs. Most of my coop surrendered to the 2016 flood and I have been "making do" with a mix of doghouses and part of my goat shed.
It's time to buy or build a real coop, suggestions welcome.

Pork Pie · Aug 20, 2019

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here. I think it’s safe to say that most people would suggest you build your own coop - lots of examples here on BYC. BYC has a sister site that may interest you - http://www.backyardherds.com/

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Best wishes

Pork Pie

N F C · Aug 20, 2019

Most all of the pre-built coops are very expensive for what you end up with. If you have any building skills at all (or have friends that do), I'd suggest you build a coop. Have you looked in the Coop articles? There are 100's of ideas there:
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Some of those coops are built with things found on CraigsList or recycled items (like pallets, shipping crates, etc.) that can keep the cost down.

Best of luck to you!