starting a coop

[big greg barker]

S.O. SAYS I CAN GO GET LUMBER! I'M GONE BEFORE SHE CHANGES HER MIND!!!! YAY!!! (Actually chix were her suggestion in the first place).......

 

[Pumpkinpup]

Have fun!!!!!

 

[Clay In Iowa]

Once you build they will come.......so make it 3 times bigger than you think you'll need.... and then start planning another bigger coop..

 

[winniegirl]

Clay in Iowa gave you good advice---LISTEN TO HIM!!!

 

[big greg barker]

The problem ith building bigger is I know I will get more chix, so I split the coop in half, one side breakfast, the other dinner. I live in a place that is questionable for having a lot of chix, so I have to limit myself to a couple dozen at the very most. Even that will be pushing it. What I need are Stealth chickens!

 

[AllChookUp]

"Stealth chickens"

Good luck with that.

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[big greg barker]

Any suggestions on "quiet" meaties? I think I'm going to go with BRs and BOs for eggs
I used to have leghorns in my other life, so I know those guys are out of the question

 

[SGM]

Congrats!!!

Clay In Iowa is right. You never have a big enough coop so make it bigger than you need to begin with.

 

[miron28]

this sounds like me!!

 

[big greg barker]

Got the floor platform done today. It rained here from the day I got the lumber till this afternoon. What a pain in the *&^. It's not as grand as Gopherboy's chicken church, but I think it will do......