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[harley1975]

Welcome from Rosenberg!!  What kind of chicks did you order?

  Don't forget the pictures--we LOVE pictures!

Lisa

I ordered 15 Rhode Island Red hens , 15 Plymouth rock hens and 6 dark Cornish roosters. Plan on thinning the roo down to 2 after they get bigger and see how their attitude is.

 

[LBejaran]

Two-Legged Chihuahua & Silkie Chicken are Best Friends

Just thought I'd post something adorable, hehe!

 

[hensfortherapy]

Bantams anyone? Local feed store has Chicks in stock! New Braunfels Feed and Supply...

I like big, fluffy hens.

 

[hensfortherapy]

I guess I see all these coops and people building foundations, framing windows, adding insulation..
I pretty capable but it just seems like there's so much more thought to put into it.
I'm not looking for anything crazy..we rent and will hopefully buy in a few years, so I don't want anything too permanent...
Nothing I look at buying has a decent sized run. I guess I could buy a coop and build the run myself?

Someone down the road from us in Leander builds and sells these for $500.

 

[hungnguyen]

Wow, a nice home .. but $500, I have to think about investing that much. At Callahan store, they have several coops for sales too, ranging about $200-350. Building one will save half of the cost.

 

[granthamkk]

I know we've all seen it but I compared one of my backyard eggs to a store bought egg.
Then the hens are busy! An egg a day each day this week, and today,BOTH laid eggs. One lays small lighter eggs while the other is larger and darker, both are the same age and breed.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I guess I see all these coops and people building foundations, framing windows, adding insulation..
I pretty capable but it just seems like there's so much more thought to put into it.
I'm not looking for anything crazy..we rent and will hopefully buy in a few years, so I don't want anything too permanent...
Nothing I look at buying has a decent sized run. I guess I could buy a coop and build the run myself?

I'm planning on building this coop with a large run area around it. Mine won't be cedar though. I need it to cost as little as possible.

 

[hensfortherapy]

I know we've all seen it but I compared one of my backyard eggs to a store bought egg.
Then the hens are busy! An egg a day each day this week, and today,BOTH laid eggs. One lays small lighter eggs while the other is larger and darker, both are the same age and breed.

When I only had 4 BO I could tell by the size, shape and color whose was whose.

 

[topdycke]

I'm planning on building this coop with a large run area around it. Mine won't be cedar though. I need it to cost as little as possible.

very nice!

 

[topdycke]

Speaking of coops...lol
I'm so overwhelmed I don't even know where to begin!!

I start looking at the ones on here and they seem SOOO complicated.
I've got less than a month to plan, and then it will have to come together fast!

A simple one would be a TS dog run with tarp and 5 gal bucket nest boxes