I will try to get some pics going soon! Thus is how the first batch reacted to the camera:
Hey all! New to BYC, just getting back to chickens. I live in a town called Setauket, on Long Island. Got my flock of three from Maggie on Staten Island! Been about a week now, and I couldn't be happier. They have been free ranging in the yard every day, putting themselves back in the coop just at dusk for me to lock them down at night. They are the sweetest, best mannered ladies, Maggie really did a nice job raising them
Thanks and welcome to the thread. There are really great people on this thread, never hesitate to ask if you have any questions. What breeds are you hoping to get and how many?
Hey Ginger! Yeah, I built the coop myself. Started off with a plan for the base out of a book called "reinventing the chicken coop", it was pretty helpful and had some cool ideas (also some weird ones). Then it sort of took on a life of its own once I realized I didn't have to follow their instructions. I'm SO happy with it. I honestly considered building more and trying to sell them, I'm not sure how realistic that is. This one took me a good three weeks doing it on my free time in between work. I keep coming across coops on craigslist, some look like pretty good deals, some not so much haha. What kind of chickens are you getting, how many?!
