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[noconachickenmama]

Post pics of your flock when you get a chance!

 

[noconachickenmama]

Thanks for the welcome. I posted some pics - hard to get the little buggers they are fast! The coop was fun to build. It's pretty big - 8' x 6' x 6' tall. My boyfriend had the great idea to build it on a trailer, so I bought an old trailer someone hand made for hauling goats. So it had wheels, and a hitch, and even had rebar sides and was fairly square. We just framed it out and added some nice siding and a metal roof, built the nest boxes and put in a window and some vents. New plywood floor, one 2x4 perch for the chickens and (so far) one tree branch perch for the guineas. I plan to let them free-range, but there are days when we can't be there to let them in and out so I'm totally (i hope) predator-proofing an attached run so that at least they can come out in that when I'm not there. It's only 10x10, but it's better than being stuck inside the coop all day. We have 17 acres they can roam when we are home.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[BullChick]

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Congrats on your new flock! Nice to have you here!

 

[ronott1]

It sounds like a nice setup!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - good luck with your flock.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Nice flock you've got, @noconachickenmama! I love Speckled Sussuxes, Rhode Island Reds, and blue silkies! I have never had guineas or Black Copper Marans

If you like silkies you should check out this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkies-they’re-simply-spectacular.1334299/