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I asked all my friends about the best white egg layer and the most common answer is leghorns.
 
Welcome to BYC
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There is a lot of good info here. The Learning Center would be good place to start, for articles on getting started, housing, flock management, choosing breeds etc. Best of luck with your plans and your future flock and best of luck!
 
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. ant thank you for all the helpfull information. i realy like this site and cant wait for spring so i can build everything and get going.
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There are a lot of coop pages here and for mine I took advice from several. This link is to one of the old contests that has some great ideas:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ing-summer-2012-20-byc-store-gift-certificate
Some are made from new items and some are made of completely reused items. Sometimes you just have to think out of the box a little. I have seen some coop pages where they used old bookcases that they had laying around for nest boxes and an entire coop made from free pallets (look on craigslist.org for those). If you live near any of the factories you could ask them for the boxes they get their heavy items in. There was one coop page that I saw where the guy built his coop from wood boxes that transported airplane motors.


This one I really like and can be cheap if you get scrap pvc from plumbers or buy from hfh or hud:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hen-hideout
It is lightweight, easy to move, easy to clean, and snow tested. If you pm the poster he is willing to share more detailed plans for construction.
 
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I almost forgot, one of the things that irked me the most when I started was wasted feed. I went threw several feeders trying to get one that I liked for both space requirements and reduction of feed loss. I finally figured it out about 2 months in. Some birds will wipe their face back and forth in the feed causing it to fall on the ground and because my feeders were always full no one would eat the stuff on the ground. I salved the problem by placing chicken wire over the feed for a week. This stopped them from the habit and still allowed them access to food. After a week I removed the chicken wire and haven't had that problem again. Fermented Feed is also something that reduces feed loss and works great in the summer but can be a real pain in the winter because it has so much fluid in it that it freezes.
 
Awesome thanks for the idea of the chicken wire on the feeder. im thinking that i might buy commercial feeders. i found some realy cheap ones at the elevator where im going to get my feed.
 

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