Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[Sally Sunshine]

HI,
Washington County, Donora, PA

Berks here!! Welcome!

 

[patrickschick]

Friends! Was planning to build a coop myself, but my lack of skills and materials costs are driving me in another direction. Can anyone recommend a good coop for 5 hens? Either locally (southern pa) or online. Didn't want to spend more than 250 if I can help it. I can assemble.

Thank Yew!

Look at the pallet coops. A small pallet coop. One sheet of smart siding around $25. a sheet of plywood around the same for the floor. hinges a couple bucks and some time there you have a small coop for around.

 

[chickencowranch]

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Hello from York County, Pa.

 

[stake]

Friends! Was planning to build a coop myself, but my lack of skills and materials costs are driving me in another direction. Can anyone recommend a good coop for 5 hens? Either locally (southern pa) or online. Didn't want to spend more than 250 if I can help it. I can assemble.

Thank Yew!

LC:

I bought one of those cheapie's from ebay...the advantage: comes with pen. Pen size is 4'x'5 the box is 4'x2.75'. Five should fit...I hope my six will....Has a clean out drawer...The cost was around 250.00 with shipping.

The disadvangages: built like crap....needed to buy some hinges.Build a door(yes, chinese don't believe in having doors on their coops) Re-enforce with scape 2x4's etc. Figured it would last a year or two and give me time to build better after I have some experience raising chicks....Hope this helps....

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hinkel-haus-made-of-pallets-recycled-wood-pickets

 

[patrickschick]

just ordered my broiler birds. they will be here next week. i use mt -di poultry. great birds i have grown them for quite awhile. huge breast, tasty. and never drop dead from health reasons

. chad better get the pen built.
i hope he reads this.

It's read. lol

Centre County!

Welcome aboard!

What kind and how many? BTW, glad you're back, and congrats on the Bielefelder chicks! Did you get them directly from Green Fire Farms?

Lots on a regular basis. Gonna be running birds every month.

Wow! Small world around here!

You'll find in the chicken world we are everywhere and anywhere and closer than you think lol

HI,
Washington County, Donora, PA

 

[lisabug]

New in PA...Lawrence County near Portersville. We have a hodge podge of getting old pet chickens and ducks (and 2 goats) but will be living on a farm so will be adding more this spring.

 

[patrickschick]

New in PA...Lawrence County near Portersville. We have a hodge podge of getting old pet chickens and ducks (and 2 goats) but will be living on a farm so will be adding more this spring.

Well welcome to PA ! There are enough enablers here to fix you up with a flock and a half lol

 

[Baym]

Well welcome to PA ! There are enough enablers here to fix you up with a flock and a half lol

Come on now, there aren't too many enablers here ...

 

[LeBlackbird]

there's quite a few that i would consider EE . but since i do not know the background on any of them I am just telling everyone they are mixes.
I have spotted a few that also carry the green legs.
I do not want to advertise one thing and they turn out different though....i had a few eggs hatch that looked like maran eggs also but since I can not be sure, I say they are mixed.

Arg! So tempting!!!