New here and needing advice please...

[lolafifi]

Hi Bakersdozenmama! Welcome! I'm new here too! I'm starting reaaaallly slow but I kinda like how you got a mix of babies all at once. Where did you get your babies?

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the flock

 

[bakersdozenmama]

Hi Bakersdozenmama!  Welcome! I'm new here too!  I'm starting reaaaallly slow but I kinda like how you got a mix of babies all at once.  Where did you get your babies?

I live in north Georgia. There is a feed store called TC Country. They have been really supportive and helpful

 

[bakersdozenmama]

You won't save money on eggs. My local grocer has them for 99 cents a dozen now. It costs more than that for the big producers to make eggs. The grocer sells for below cost to get people to come in and buy baking supplies they sell for profit. I would never recommend someone get chickens to save money unless they live in a climate and have pristine pasture the chickens can get the bulk of their nutrition from.
You will, however, have a great experience and if done right, get better nutrition than from the 99 cent eggs.

As for the coop - git-er-done!

The eggs we buy are over $3.00 a dozen. I wish we could get them for .99 like you. We might not save a ton and based on how much the coop ended up costing, it'll take four or five years to break even, but it is the experience that means the most.

 

[bakersdozenmama]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I'm glad your chicks are all doing well. I'm not sure what kind of wire screening you are planning on putting on your coop, but if you have any predators at all in your area (including dogs and cats), I would use hardware cloth (not chicken wire or screen) as it is predator proof. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in finishing your coop.

Thanks!
It is hardware cloth. 1/2" openings. It is expensive and I only need two more small panels, but I do t have enough. The only alternative would be plywood, but...

We have ferrel cats, coyotes, and apparently a bobcat nearby. It'll be a long winter.

 

[Michael OShay]

Thanks!
It is hardware cloth. 1/2" openings. It is expensive and I only need two more small panels, but I do t have enough. The only alternative would be plywood, but...

We have ferrel cats, coyotes, and apparently a bobcat nearby. It'll be a long winter.

1/2" hardware cloth is perfect. With those kind of predators around, I would purchase some more hardware cloth, and if I couldn't do that, I would plywood it up before I would use some type of inferior mesh or screen.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!