- Jan 16, 2012
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I recently moved to my family's farm which had, for he better part of the last decade, been unoccupied. I have space and time ATM, so I'm thinking about getting some chickens for meat and eggs. I think I want to get RIRs and White Rocks, maybe a dozen of each (it seems like a round number.) I'm quite nervous about raising them, but I think I just need to jump in, order chicks and feed and roll. No amount of reading will prepare me for the experience.
I can set up a brooder in my basement and I have a small coop that my grandfather built for some guinea foul about 15 years ago. I would have to add nesting boxes or build a more substantial coop or chicken tractor eventually. Since I have 38 acres at my disposal, I hope to let the birds go free range, but I have some concern about predators, hawks, coyotes, neighbors dogs. Maybe come spring, I can build a chicken tractor with an run... I figure I have a bit of time, since it'll take about 8 weeks to get the chicks to the point that they could go outside.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello, and beg your forgiveness for the stupid questions I'll be asking over the next couple weeks.
Aeneas
I can set up a brooder in my basement and I have a small coop that my grandfather built for some guinea foul about 15 years ago. I would have to add nesting boxes or build a more substantial coop or chicken tractor eventually. Since I have 38 acres at my disposal, I hope to let the birds go free range, but I have some concern about predators, hawks, coyotes, neighbors dogs. Maybe come spring, I can build a chicken tractor with an run... I figure I have a bit of time, since it'll take about 8 weeks to get the chicks to the point that they could go outside.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello, and beg your forgiveness for the stupid questions I'll be asking over the next couple weeks.
Aeneas
