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(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New to chickens....buying chicks sometime in the next week.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None yet. Still researching breeds and which are good for a small mixed flock of 5-6 birds. Advice welcome!

(3) What breeds do you have? Interested in Brahma, Orpington, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Easter Egger and Olive Eggers.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Fresh eggs, and the experience of taking care of our own birds.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Reading, gardening, crafting, and cooking.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Family of 5 in South Central area of Pennsylvania. Homeschooling our kids. Our miniature zoo: 1 dog, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, and a hamster. 🐶🐱🐱🐱🐰🐰🐹

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
I’ve been reading articles on BYC for several years, contemplating getting chickens. Finally deciding to just do it! 😃
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I would focus heavily on learning how to build a proper coop and run. Read up in the Coop & Run Forum. I strongly advise you build a run with a covered roof and offer at least 15 sq feet per bird and use 1/2" hardware cloth with a 2' predator apron to secure them.
I would securely attach the run to the coop. If you do it this way, you can get away with a smaller coop as the birds will simply come off the roost in the morning and go out to the run. You can then keep the food and water in the run and can make the coop a bit smaller at 3 sq ft per bird.
Otherwise, the coop should offer 4 sq ft per bird with as close to 1 sq foot of permanent ventilation and 1 linear foot of roost space per bird. For 5-6 birds, you'd only need 2 nest boxes and they should be positioned lower than the roost space.
Making both the coop and run walk-in size will not only make it much easier for you to work in there but the birds with have flying space.
 
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KHoop5 said:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New to chickens....buying chicks sometime in the next week.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None yet. Still researching breeds and which are good for a small mixed flock of 5-6 birds. Advice welcome!

(3) What breeds do you have? Interested in Brahma, Orpington, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Easter Egger and Olive Eggers.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Fresh eggs, and the experience of taking care of our own birds.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Reading, gardening, crafting, and cooking.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Family of 5 in South Central area of Pennsylvania. Homeschooling our kids. Our miniature zoo: 1 dog, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, and a hamster. 🐶🐱🐱🐱🐰🐰🐹

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
I’ve been reading articles on BYC for several years, contemplating getting chickens. Finally deciding to just do it! 😃
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Welcome.☺️ Great family experience, raising chickens. My children have some funny stories about the ones we had when they were kids; especially one Banty named Henrietta.
Oldest son and family are in Mechanicsburg.
I just started a little flock after more than 30 years of being "chicken-less." You will enjoy BYC.😊
 

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