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We are planning on building and large coop and run that will be big enough for at least 50 chickens very comfortably.(heritage breeds for meat) The run and everything will be wood and hardware cloth. Preferably a divided run to separate birds if needed. Does anyone have any ideas on something like this?
This is what we have so far-
I ordered my first 6 chicks at the end of September they are almost 11 weeks now.
We bought an already built 4x6 coop with 6 nesting boxes and built a fully enclosed (hardware cloth) run...
This is for our laying hens. I will be adding 4 more hens and a rooster in the spring.




The girls in their "big girl" coop. After a week I let them go out and explore their run.
There is a large field across from us not to far from our barn where we would like to raise our meat chickens. Never done this. So any & all help welcomed! Would like to get 20 Delawares st run. 10 barred rock 10 buckeye 10 black jersey giants. And then will be adding 2 easter eggers, 1 golden buff, 1 golden laced wyandotte and a rooster for the others for my laying coop.
Thanks everyone.
Oh.. well I guess I should tell you the ones I have since I shared everything else.
1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Light Brahma, 1 Cuckoo Maran, 1 Dominique, 1 White Rock, 1 Buff Orphington
This is what we have so far-
I ordered my first 6 chicks at the end of September they are almost 11 weeks now.
We bought an already built 4x6 coop with 6 nesting boxes and built a fully enclosed (hardware cloth) run...
This is for our laying hens. I will be adding 4 more hens and a rooster in the spring.
The girls in their "big girl" coop. After a week I let them go out and explore their run.
There is a large field across from us not to far from our barn where we would like to raise our meat chickens. Never done this. So any & all help welcomed! Would like to get 20 Delawares st run. 10 barred rock 10 buckeye 10 black jersey giants. And then will be adding 2 easter eggers, 1 golden buff, 1 golden laced wyandotte and a rooster for the others for my laying coop.
Thanks everyone.
Oh.. well I guess I should tell you the ones I have since I shared everything else.
1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Light Brahma, 1 Cuckoo Maran, 1 Dominique, 1 White Rock, 1 Buff Orphington

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