- Aug 31, 2010
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Hello new here. Have read all the FAQ's and learning center pages so hopefully I won't be asking to many questions that have been asked a hundred times before.
We are just starting to consider chickens for eggs than later for meat. Thought we would start with 4 to 6 hens and maybe a rooster. The only source I have for chickens sells chicks in the spring. I assume that is the norm. So prepping a home for our future chickens is our fall winter project.
First on the agenda is building a coop and so comes my first question. We have a stack of pressure treated wood and old steel roof that I plan on using. Is old pressure treated wood OK to use for a coop? I know that pressure treated is toxic if eaten. Don't know if chickens eat / peck at wood
We are just starting to consider chickens for eggs than later for meat. Thought we would start with 4 to 6 hens and maybe a rooster. The only source I have for chickens sells chicks in the spring. I assume that is the norm. So prepping a home for our future chickens is our fall winter project.
First on the agenda is building a coop and so comes my first question. We have a stack of pressure treated wood and old steel roof that I plan on using. Is old pressure treated wood OK to use for a coop? I know that pressure treated is toxic if eaten. Don't know if chickens eat / peck at wood