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Chicks in VA
Bantams are the best👍😁
me??Hey! You know what? I'm impressed you're doing all this research. Not everyone does.
coolI was thinking about picking up a prefab for a combo broody/isolation house. They are handy.
im going to be doing something very similarThat's a great set up!
thats coolIt depends on how you intend to keep your chickens and that may include your climate (sorry, I have no idea where you are. VA means noting to me)
If you are expecting to keep your chickens confined to the coop and a small covered run due to freezing conditions or other reasons then pass this by. It isn't big enough.
It does need some modifications. Improved ventilation for example. Not difficult.
You'll discover further problems no doubt once it's in use. I've yet to see a coop that didn't.
What it does give you is portability. I just can't emphasise how important this is.
A great many of the problems one can read about here are most easily solved by moving the coop! It is well worth paying a premium for something built well enough to move without it falling to bits.
Never pay attention to the coop will hold xxx number of chickens. I've kept chickens in coops that were/are way below the so called standard of 4 square feet per bird. If all they do is sleep in the coop and lay eggs in it, as long as they can all get in then that's fine.
I'll probably get bricks thrown at me but I've got 15 chickens living in this.
I have had to make some alterations but the structure is solid and portable!
If you do decide to get it then make the run portable as well. It can be done with a little thought and be secure.View attachment 3230581View attachment 3230582View attachment 3230583
closeVA is probably Virginia, in the USA.
Summers get hot (over 90F/60C on many days), and somewhat humid.
Winters get cold (below 32F/0C moderately often, sometimes quite a bit colder for a few days.)
Snow happens some winters, not others. When it does happen, snow ranges from less than an inch to over 2 feet at once. Last year, there was a big snowfall in at least part of the state that block a bunch of roads, caused lots of traffic issues, knocked out the electrical power for a bunch of people, and took a week or more to melt away again
we get 4-8 inches 3each year (were im at)
but yes thats about right