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Annalyse said:
A friend of mine wants to get started with chickens because he LOVES our eggs. He wanted me to create a book of everything he needs to know and do. That’s how I got started. I’m acually going to give him this website so in case he has questions. But my Plan is to give him the general rules. He lives in PA and he wants chickens for eggs. I was thinking about breeds and came up with RIR, BO, PR I was thinking More Winter Hardy egg layers. I don’t own RIR, I own cuddly chickens because I got them for cuddles😭. Hes Not very Handy so Building or getting a shed and adding stuff wouldn’t work so I’m not sure what a good well protected online Coop would give. What are your ideas on advice and information I definitely should tell him? Stuff he should know.
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My husband and I purchased an Amish built coop from Tractor Supply. We had to put it together as it was shipped in pieces, but it is well-designed, sturdy, fairly easy to put together, and warm. We live in Montana. Perhaps your friend has some Amish neighbors who can build him a coop, if he doesn't want to put one together for himself.
 
Donna Ritter said:
My husband and I purchased an Amish built coop from Tractor Supply. We had to put it together as it was shipped in pieces, but it is well-designed, sturdy, fairly easy to put together, and warm. We live in Montana. Perhaps your friend has some Amish neighbors who can build him a coop, if he doesn't want to put one together for himself.
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My Rhode Island Red girls do very well here in Montana. Surprisingly, so do my Turkens. They are gentle and lay well.
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and a very belated welcome to BYC! :frow Nice to meet you.
Most people who are not handy have friends that are. I would strongly recommend converting a shed into a coop and make sure that he puts in plenty of ventilation. That does not mean teeny tiny holes drilled into the walls with little louvers on them. It means ventilation in the terms of as close to one square foot per bird of permanently open ventilation that you can get. That's very difficult to get in a cold climate and keep drafts off of roosted birds unless it is in a walk-in style coop.
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One of our coops has windows that slide open. The other one is an old storage shed that my husband converted. He cut out ventilatilation holes and put hinges on the cut outs. They can be closed with hooks in winter and kept open when ventilation is needed. He also installed windows and put hardware wire on the outside to keep predators out. They can be opened from the inside.
 
Annalyse said:
A friend of mine wants to get started with chickens because he LOVES our eggs. He wanted me to create a book of everything he needs to know and do. That’s how I got started. I’m acually going to give him this website so in case he has questions. But my Plan is to give him the general rules. He lives in PA and he wants chickens for eggs. I was thinking about breeds and came up with RIR, BO, PR I was thinking More Winter Hardy egg layers. I don’t own RIR, I own cuddly chickens because I got them for cuddles😭. Hes Not very Handy so Building or getting a shed and adding stuff wouldn’t work so I’m not sure what a good well protected online Coop would give. What are your ideas on advice and information I definitely should tell him? Stuff he should know.
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If he can't build one himself, maybe he could ask a handy friend to help, or hire someone.

My advice though is to tell him not to buy a coop from the stores.
 

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