Hi everyone! I finally broke down and made an account. I have been a lurker for a while now reading as much as I can about chickens. I got my chicks 7 weeks ago. I got 4, one Rhode Island Red, one Austrolorp and 2 Ameracaunas. I never knew how much I would love chickens! HA! My husband's aunt has had chickens for a few years and I loved the idea behind it. Fast forward a few years and I had a son (who is 2 now) and got into nutrition... just trying to keep us healthy. My son and I eat about a half dozen eggs a day between the two of us, so I really started researching chickens in my area, and we are allowed them!
I foolishly bought a coop off the interwebz and it turned out to be way too small. They are in there now, but my dad is amazing and helping us build a new, bigger, way better coop.
I am excited to be here and excited with having chickens.
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Glad I am not the only one! I cried for a day not wanting to tell my husband we pretty much through $350 down the toilet. And the stupid thing was falling apart after I moved it 5 inches over... oh it was bad!
So now I think I will use it for a brooder in case I want more chickens
Another tip: Use the right wood! I wasted a bunch of money using wood on a tractor that wasn't meant to be outdoors. Even though I painted it - it's starting to fall apart. It'll last for a little while longer, but not for as long as I hoped.
It's tough not to keep getting more and more chickens! I keep having to remind myself of how large of a coop they really need - otherwise, we'd have a hundred of em'
