New Member: Darrell Cook

[djcook16]

Hi Darrell, it's nice to have you here! Do you have your coop built yet?

Congrats on your retirement!

No, we have not yet taken possession of the farm.

 

[djcook16]

Hi Darrell, it's nice to have you here! Do you have your coop built yet?

Congrats on your retirement!

Thank you!

 

[N F C]

Hi, Debby: No, I have not built my coop yet. My son and I are partners in this ordeal and we have not yet decided whether we will build one or buy a kit to put one together. Any suggestions?

I'd suggest either building one from scratch or maybe modifying a shed. There are 100's of coops in the Coop section (under the Articles tab) to gather ideas from. You'll want to take into account the number of chickens you want (bigger is better), your climate, your budget, building skill level, etc.

Too many of the pre-built ones are not large enough to hold the number of chickens they advertise and are not well built.

Here's a link to the Coops other members have built:
chicken-coops.12

And here's a link to take you to the Coop/Run forum where you can ask questions:
Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance

Sounds like a great father/son project!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Welcome to BYC

 

[DobieLover]

I'd suggest either building one from scratch or maybe modifying a shed. There are 100's of coops in the Coop section (under the Articles tab) to gather ideas from. You'll want to take into account the number of chickens you want (bigger is better), your climate, your budget, building skill level, etc.

Too many of the pre-built ones are not large enough to hold the number of chickens they advertise and are not well built.

Here's a link to the Coops other members have built:
chicken-coops.12

And here's a link to take you to the Coop/Run forum where you can ask questions:
Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance

Sounds like a great father/son project!

YES YES YES YES YES!!!
If you can build, definitely build one! You will always regret buying prefab. Put your money to better use.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Darrell and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Congrats on retirement and best of luck on your new adventure. I agree with the others, build it yourself.

We have a contest going on right now just for new folks like you. In order to enter you'll need to copy the link from your first post in this thread and post it in the contest thread.

To copy your link address, right click on the link to your thread and click copy or copy link

then click on the following URL
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-new-byc-members-win-a-byc-calendar.1287752/
Go down to where it says "write your reply..." tell us this is your entry and then click on the link button

Paste your URL into the box and click "insert", then click "Post Reply".

That's all there is to it. Once you've finished this, you're eligible to win a nice BYC Calendar.

 

[djcook16]

I'd suggest either building one from scratch or maybe modifying a shed. There are 100's of coops in the Coop section (under the Articles tab) to gather ideas from. You'll want to take into account the number of chickens you want (bigger is better), your climate, your budget, building skill level, etc.

Too many of the pre-built ones are not large enough to hold the number of chickens they advertise and are not well built.

Here's a link to the Coops other members have built:
chicken-coops.12

And here's a link to take you to the Coop/Run forum where you can ask questions:
Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance

Sounds like a great father/son project!

Hi, Debby: Thank you so much for the advice. Your suggestions certainly sound wise, especially the part about buying one pre-built.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!


Feel free to check out the other links below for some interesting reading. Good luck to you on your new adventure!​

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Welcome to BYC! I'm soooooo glad you joined! You'll love BYC! It's awesome you decided to join the BYC roost! I hope you enjoy BYC as much as I/we do! If you need any help creating a new thread, (if you don't know how I'm going to tell you; and if you know how I'm going to say it anyway) just scroll up and click "Post New Thread". Then follow the steps and walla! I can't wait to see you on BYC (all the time, or not)! My name's Kya. Nice to meet you!

 

[djcook16]

Hello, Darrel, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You've come to the right place to do your research and ask questions.

I believe you are correct. This seems to be a goldmine of information.