New from Collins, Mississippi

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[Teila]

G’Day from down under Bob Welcome!

I am sorry the news about your coop was not better We battled with a kit coop for a while which became two kit coops joined together and then we just gave up, tossed them and built one. While OK for starting out with a couple of chickens, sadly the kit coops are extremely lacking and sometimes I wonder if the designers have even seen a chicken

Anyways, I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock when they arrive, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Bob and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
With the design of your coop there are lots of ways to expand it... I personally like cattle panels that @ronott1 suggested as they are so easy to work with.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Bob. Great advice and resources already given so I will just say welcome to BYC, and good luck in establishing your flock.

 

[Bob McD]

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Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

One thing you can do is add something like a hoop coop to the end of the run. That would give you a place for them at each end. You can also add an extension to the run too.

Yes, I plan on adding additional run space at the end of the coop, another 40 square feet. Still only gonna get four chickens to begin with since the roosts I have will only accomodate that many.

 

[Bob McD]

Hi Bob and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
With the design of your coop there are lots of ways to expand it... I personally like cattle panels that @ronott1 suggested as they are so easy to work with.

Thank you, I look forward to being a part of this community and learning all that I can!

 

[ronott1]

Yes, I plan on adding additional run space at the end of the coop, another 40 square feet. Still only gonna get four chickens to begin with since the roosts I have will only accomodate that many.

You will be fine!

 

[Bob McD]

Good morning, Bob. Great advice and resources already given so I will just say welcome to BYC, and good luck in establishing your flock.

Much obliged!

 

[Bob McD]

G’Day from down under Bob Welcome!

I am sorry the news about your coop was not better We battled with a kit coop for a while which became two kit coops joined together and then we just gave up, tossed them and built one. While OK for starting out with a couple of chickens, sadly the kit coops are extremely lacking and sometimes I wonder if the designers have even seen a chicken

Anyways, I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock when they arrive, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Great, I appreciate it. I have a feeling that the kit will be more of an intro to chickens and that I will have to build a much larger, sturdy space once my wife gets a little experience under her belt.

 

[chonsey]

Thank you.
I would say 2 chickens, max 3 would fit intros coop.
Can you return it and build one?

It's cute! If it's already out of the box & setup. Consider smaller breed chickens. I had small brahmas, now I have Giant & standard. Medium eggs. Bantams small eggs. Hens are funny - Mine cuddle up crowded on one perch and leave the other perches empty.