Hi everyone
Just wanted to introduce myself, I've been lurking on the forums for ages now as my husband and I prepare ourselves to become chicken parents. I over study EVERYTHING and have already decided (I think) the breed we are going to go with but no one seems to have much to say about them. We are going with some local "Dominekers" from a local breeder and are busily preparing their housing.
What are things I need to know that no one puts in the books? We are putting up one of those metal shed things to use as a coop and we are in central NC so the weather is pretty mild but does occasionally get down in the teens. We plan on letting the chickens free range in our nearly 1 acre orchard which is fenced in with field fence with hot wires on the outside and poultry netting on the inside. Fortunately, the birds we are buying are out from under brooder lamps now around 12 weeks already.
Of course I already want a ton more birds and turkeys on top of it all and my darling husband wants to take it easy, one breed at a time. Any suggestions?
Jay
What are things I need to know that no one puts in the books? We are putting up one of those metal shed things to use as a coop and we are in central NC so the weather is pretty mild but does occasionally get down in the teens. We plan on letting the chickens free range in our nearly 1 acre orchard which is fenced in with field fence with hot wires on the outside and poultry netting on the inside. Fortunately, the birds we are buying are out from under brooder lamps now around 12 weeks already.
Of course I already want a ton more birds and turkeys on top of it all and my darling husband wants to take it easy, one breed at a time. Any suggestions?
Jay
