Hello. We have 13 chicks of various breeds growing and eating in a friend's ceramic studio while we build an insulated 8'x10' coop. The goal is to have layers year round and I expect them to become pets, too. I just watched a video about clicker training a chicken to discriminate the color yellow when shown cards of blue, white, and another color. We had some grown hens given to us long ago which we kept over the winter in the house, but we are grownups now, ha ha, and that thrill is looong gone. I heard of BYC from an acquaintance. I have a horse and two dogs & a family. And now to browse for info on chicken coop doors for cold weather climates. I'm sure ours will be clapped shut for about eight months of year when the wind blows and the moose roam around the place. Nice to meet all of you.
