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Lara J said:
Hi all, happy to be here! I’m a lawyer who moved from NYC to Connecticut about 5 years ago. I built a lovely large garden over the years and have always wanted to add a few chickens but my town didn’t allow them unless we had 2+ acres. I have “only” one acre, too bad so sad. During covid, a Girl Scout in town made a project to convince the council to change the law. And it worked! As of this year we are now allowed chickens (though not roosters). Being a new chicken owner, I am starting small with five chicks which I bought as 6.5 week pullets from a local breeder. They are for companionship, poop/compost, and eggs. I’ve had them for a week now and I’m madly in love. Looking forward to learning all I can about keeping them happy :)
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Welcome to BYC!! I’m glad you like your chickens, they’re so relaxing to watch. 😌
 
N F C said:
:welcome

Hi Lara, that Girl Scout better have earned a nice badge for getting the rules changed. Congrats on your flock, it's nice to have you here with us!
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Yes it was very impressive of her, she was like 11 or so, she did a whole town poll thing to gather signatures from everyone and she made a PowerPoint presentation for the council on how beneficial chickens are and everything. It’s amazing what you can get done (especially in a small town) if you care about something enough to really try.
 
Kiki said:
You got it!

Welcome to the BYC family!

Please invest in some 1/2" hardware cloth ASAP to cover that entire area with. Those holes are the perfect size for predators to get in have a free snack on your birds.
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Yes I have plenty around actually and will do that (and more) to make them safer but PS, this run isn't their primary predator defense - it’s an extra layer of protection within a bigger fenced area that’s all fenced with hardware cloth. So they do have more protection than may first appear (even while I’m working to reinforce everything even more)
 
Boppo said:
Kiki gives you good advice. Here is a couple (short) articles that you might enjoy:
1. Intro to chicken keeping
2. Improving predator protection on new and existing coops (that half inch hardware cloth plays a starring role)

You can keep looking for more articles and info about coops by visiting the Learning Center. When you see an article by an BYC member, you may notice that most of them have been rated by one or more members. Look at ratings, following the end of the article, which can be a big help to newbies like us, in deciding which articles have worthwhile info.
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Thank you thank you! I’ll check these out. So great to find such a wealth of information on this site and helpful to know what to focus on first :)
 

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