Hi y'all,
I'm new to backyard chickens, but not new to chickens. My grandparents used to raise chickens for Cargill years ago (20-30 thousand at a time), broilers or fryers mainly. And since I lived with them, I helped them in the chicken houses. It's been years since I had any dealings with chickens (other than cooking and eating them...lol). So I'm relearning about raising my own chickens. I'm in the process of building a 4' X 6" coop and trying to decide the type(s) of chickens I want to raise. Dual purpose preferably and I'm leaning towards Speckled Sussex right now. So I'll be needing help.
I'm new to backyard chickens, but not new to chickens. My grandparents used to raise chickens for Cargill years ago (20-30 thousand at a time), broilers or fryers mainly. And since I lived with them, I helped them in the chicken houses. It's been years since I had any dealings with chickens (other than cooking and eating them...lol). So I'm relearning about raising my own chickens. I'm in the process of building a 4' X 6" coop and trying to decide the type(s) of chickens I want to raise. Dual purpose preferably and I'm leaning towards Speckled Sussex right now. So I'll be needing help.
