- Apr 21, 2014
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Hi All !
I am from Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and recently moved from the city to 123 acres on the shores of Lake Superior. One of the first things on my list of "things-to-do" when I moved was to get chickens so I could have my own eggs. The winter lasted forever up here and I spent a few weeks building my coop and run - in the snow and below freezing temps so my "girls" would be happy and their house would be complete when I picked them up. I used this site, and the advice of many of the users here to build a coop with nest boxes accessible from the outside, multi level roosting bars (which they aren't using yet, haha ) and an outdoor run approx 150 sq ft that is temporary until the ground completely thaws and I can make it a little bigger. I just picked up the ladies last thursday. 18 ready-to-lay "brown betty's". I was as nervous as a first time mother, I think I checked on them about 30 times that night!! I also ended up with 4 ducklings(2 Pekin and 2 Rouen) - 3 days old.. yeesh! At least they will be in the house until the weather warms up and I will have a chance to build them an appropriate house and run as well!
I just want to say thanks for the advice so far,and in advance for the future questions I'm sure to have !! I'm excited for this new venture in my life. This is a great site with a lot of great knowledge and experience within its users.
Cheers,
Christy
I am from Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and recently moved from the city to 123 acres on the shores of Lake Superior. One of the first things on my list of "things-to-do" when I moved was to get chickens so I could have my own eggs. The winter lasted forever up here and I spent a few weeks building my coop and run - in the snow and below freezing temps so my "girls" would be happy and their house would be complete when I picked them up. I used this site, and the advice of many of the users here to build a coop with nest boxes accessible from the outside, multi level roosting bars (which they aren't using yet, haha ) and an outdoor run approx 150 sq ft that is temporary until the ground completely thaws and I can make it a little bigger. I just picked up the ladies last thursday. 18 ready-to-lay "brown betty's". I was as nervous as a first time mother, I think I checked on them about 30 times that night!! I also ended up with 4 ducklings(2 Pekin and 2 Rouen) - 3 days old.. yeesh! At least they will be in the house until the weather warms up and I will have a chance to build them an appropriate house and run as well!
I just want to say thanks for the advice so far,and in advance for the future questions I'm sure to have !! I'm excited for this new venture in my life. This is a great site with a lot of great knowledge and experience within its users.
Cheers,
Christy