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Good Morning everyone! Hope everybody is enjoying this beautiful weather!

Just a question, can you guys give me your chicken count and the approximate size if your property that you keep them in? I'm pretty sure my slightly less than a 1/4 acre back yard will be enough room, but I'm curious as to what is a goodly amount.

*On a side note, it almost makes me laugh when I think about asking this, when you consider the factory farmed birds that are penned five to a cage. :hit. Has anyone seen the Wegmans chicken documentary that was out a few years back? :sick
 
AnneInTheBurbs said:
Good Morning everyone! Hope everybody is enjoying this beautiful weather!

Just a question, can you guys give me your chicken count and the approximate size if your property that you keep them in? I'm pretty sure my slightly less than a 1/4 acre back yard will be enough room, but I'm curious as to what is a goodly amount.

*On a side note, it almost makes me laugh when I think about asking this, when you consider the factory farmed birds that are penned five to a cage. :hit. Has anyone seen the Wegmans chicken documentary that was out a few years back? :sick
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*My back yard is probably like 1/8 of an acre, a decent size for the suburbs. And I am planning on 3-4 chickens. (Chooks, is that the right term?)
 
I am really bad at guessing sizes but here goes
Main layer yard
75ft x50ft of space with 2 coops and 1 grow pen within
Meatie pen
30ftx20ft with coop within (an old hay wagon converted to coop)
Grow out pens
5ftx15ft. There's 2 of these (converted corn bin)
In the barn is. Small brooder that's maybe 2x2. And 2 quail pens
Will not go into detail with brooders in the house

I house a lot more than 4 chickens, can you tell
 
Hey All I am from NY and purchased tickets to the seven springs fair held by Mother Earth News. I purchased them last year because I swore I was going to have time to go, but something came up. I figured I would post here for anyone who wanted them. I have two weekend passes and the coupon that came for the 25% off books. I think I also bought a parking pass but not sure, they sent me two decals for cars and I don't know if those are for parking or what not....lol It was so long ago.

Anyways they are free to anyone who wants them as I just don't want them to go to waste. I spent like fifty bucks on tickets and a dvd and would hate for someone to not enjoy the show and all the workshops involved.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/fair/workshops-pennsylvania.aspx#axzz2esekkX2E
 
8x15 run with 4x8 coop for about 15 chickens, numbers fluctuate.
8x8 run with 3x4 coop for 3 turkeys
15 ft diameter round pen with 4x4 box for 5 geese & 8 ducks (building new pens since this 1 is crowded)
4x8 run with 2x3 coop for 3 polish & a couple young roos
8x15 run with 3x4 coop for waterfowl grow-out, they move to adult pens when they get too big for this 1
8x15 run with 7x3 box for 13 ducks & 4 geese (again, too small, new pen being built)
8x8 run with 2.5x2.5 2-story coop for 2 geese & 7 ducks (also being replaced)

PLANNED:
4 pens for waterfowl 10x10 with 4x4 boxes to each hold about 10 bridr, mix of geese & ducks in each pen)
These will replace a lot of the pens listed above but the old pens will then get new birds as well.
 
Anyone want some free chicks? I have 2 barred cochin roos about 5 weeks old now will grow out to be 7-9lbs. I live in the spring grove area (between Hanover and York), will be at the York fair Sunday .
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this photo is of them around 3 weeks old
 

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