New to raising chickens

Welcome to BYC.
You'll need a coop quickly.
Be sure to include plenty of ventilation. They need at least 1 sq foot (hardware covered) opening per chicken. Especially when it's cold. Don't be tempted to cover the openings in cold weather.
They also need 1 ft of roost per chicken and 4 sq foot on the floor, not counting nest boxes. You need at least a 100 sq ft covered run with room for two feeders and waters.
Don't skimp on space, ventilation, or hardware cloth and your girls will stay healthy.
Welcome. Agree with everything. Hardware cloth secure space is everything and solves so many problems, diseases, fighting, etc...
 

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