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Hi! I'm Sarah and I will be getting chicks next month(preordered from local feed store). I am in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. I know a lot about rising chickens(sister is a farmer) and have done research on backyard chicken keeping. I recently bought a house that already had a larger coop and run and I'm looking forward to getting chickens. I hope to have ideally 8 hens, ordered 12 sexed ones, but I am aware that things happen, and roosters happen, which I can have in my town. My coop holds 12 comfortably. The breeds I ordered are Buff Orb, Eater Eggers(2),Bielefelder, Brahma, Wyandotte(2), RIR, Lav Orb, Cinn Queen, Isa Brown, Cream Legbar.
Some of my hobbies are gardening- using native plants, and vegetables/herbs/cut flowers, anything nature related, conservation, reading, pickleball. I plan on composting chicken waste, and have a great setup by my coop. I'm an outdoor educator, and I have 2 indoor cats(researching on cat proofing the chick brooder I will have indoors)

I tried about 10 years ago to get my town at the time's codechanged to allow chicken and was unsuccessful, but glad I live somewhere now I can have them. I look forward to the knowledge and support here!
 
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Nice to have you here!
Great that you’re finally able to have chickens!
Even better that you have a big coop!!!! The coop may need to be disinfected before you use it, do a thorough inspection for any holes etc rodents may have created. If you have windows and vents I suggest to cover them with 1/2 or 1/4 inch hardware cloth so you can have good ventilation. Remember that chicken wire will contain chickens but will not keep predators out.
You will enjoy having your own flock!
 
sarahinnature said:
Hi! I'm Sarah and I will be getting chicks next month(preordered from local feed store). I am in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. I know a lot about rising chickens(sister is a farmer) and have done research on backyard chicken keeping. I recently bought a house that already had a larger coop and run and I'm looking forward to getting chickens. I hope to have ideally 8 hens, ordered 12 sexed ones, but I am aware that things happen, and roosters happen, which I can have in my town. My coop holds 12 comfortably. The breeds I ordered are Buff Orb, Eater Eggers(2),Bielefelder, Brahma, Wyandotte(2), RIR, Lav Orb, Cinn Queen, Isa Brown, Cream Legbar.
Some of my hobbies are gardening- using native plants, and vegetables/herbs/cut flowers, anything nature related, conservation, reading, pickleball. I plan on composting chicken waste, and have a great setup by my coop. I'm an outdoor educator, and I have 2 indoor cats(researching on cat proofing the chick brooder I will have indoors)

I tried about 10 years ago to get my town at the time's codechanged to allow chicken and was unsuccessful, but glad I live somewhere now I can have them. I look forward to the knowledge and support here!
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Welcome to BYC! You have a really nice and diverse flock.
 

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