Being Of the 60s generation, shame on me.
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Ok, why did my comment show up in 2 separate posts? Glitch?!
Being Of the 60s generation, shame on me.
I just have to say this, I’m on 6/10 of an acre and I just can’t imagine 80 chickens on that. Do you have customers lined up for selling eggs or meat? And what are you going to do with all that poo? It takes a while before it can be used for fertilizer. That said, the coop is a good find. I wish you all the best.
I went for 30 chickens a month three months in a row. It was a lot of work but they are now one flock and cared for as one. BUT, more than 30 chicks would be a real chore unless you had a big brooder. Mine is 12 sq. ft. and barely big enough for the 2.5 weeks. Barely was my opinion, the birds have a different one.80 chickens x 10 sq feet of run space per chicken is only 800 sq feet. That being said, my run will likely be more like 1800-2000 sq feet. 2000 sq feet is still less than 5% of an acre (1 acre is 43,560 sq feet). So, a 2,000 sq foot run is still only 10% of a 1/2 acre lot.
(if my math is wrong, someone correct me)
On the advice in this thread, I'm thinking of starting out with 50 new chickens instead of 80...see how it goes, and adjust from there.
I have plans for a 16' x 8' (4 pallets x 2 pallets) compost area in the run. Keeping up with carbon demands of a pile that size won't be easy, but I wasn't really planning on "easy".
I'll have more on the plan for all the eggs soon.
Chicken Math is never wrong. Rabbit math is, but not chicken math....(if my math is wrong, someone correct me)
I went for 30 chickens a month three months in a row. It was a lot of work but they are now one flock and cared for as one. BUT, more than 30 chicks would be a real chore unless you had a big brooder. Mine is 12 sq. ft. and barely big enough for the 2.5 weeks. Barely was my opinion, the birds have a different one.
Chicken Math is never wrong. Rabbit math is, but not chicken math....
oh yeah, you are spot on!
On the advice in this thread, I'm thinking of starting out with 50 new chickens instead of 80...see how it goes, and adjust from there.
Love the compost in the run idea. I’ve seen videos of others that practice this method.80 chickens x 10 sq feet of run space per chicken is only 800 sq feet. That being said, my run will likely be more like 1800-2000 sq feet. 2000 sq feet is still less than 5% of an acre (1 acre is 43,560 sq feet). So, a 2,000 sq foot run is still only 10% of a 1/2 acre lot.
(if my math is wrong, someone correct me)
On the advice in this thread, I'm thinking of starting out with 50 new chickens instead of 80...see how it goes, and adjust from there.
I have plans for a 16' x 8' (4 pallets x 2 pallets) compost area in the run. Keeping up with carbon demands of a pile that size won't be easy, but I wasn't really planning on "easy".
I'll have more on the plan for all the eggs soon.