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Hi I'm new on BYC. My husband and I decided to get chickens when we buy our own property. This won't be until after I graduate as a Respiratory Therapist and he retires from the Air Force in Dec '15. Yes that's 14 months away but I like to research and plan everything in advance so we will be plenty prepared. Hubby says I'm obsessed with chickens. We will be moving to the Knoxville, TN area. We plan on buying around 100 acres which hopefully 30 acres will be pasture. We currently have two horses, a dog and cat. We are planning to get 6 chickens to provide us our daily breakfast eggs and extras for baking or friends. Or the dog lol.
OK so based on these plans:
We plan on building a coop with a run like the "Wichita Cabin Coop" and they will be free range chickens
except at night when we let them in their coop.
We plan on using a bucket with water nipples.
We plan on using a feeder like this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...te-5-gallon-25-feed-bucket-feeder-for-about-3
Here are a few questions I have:
1. Should we lock the run and coop up during the day while they are free ranging?
2. When we let them in their coop for the night, should they be locked in the coop or should they also have access to the run?
3. Should they have water and feed in the coop, in the run or both?
4. Will they eat much feed after free ranging the whole day?
5. Should we provide water outside the coop/run while they are free ranging?
Ok that's all I can think of for now.
Thanks!
Elisa
OK so based on these plans:
We plan on building a coop with a run like the "Wichita Cabin Coop" and they will be free range chickens
except at night when we let them in their coop.
We plan on using a bucket with water nipples.
We plan on using a feeder like this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...te-5-gallon-25-feed-bucket-feeder-for-about-3
Here are a few questions I have:
1. Should we lock the run and coop up during the day while they are free ranging?
2. When we let them in their coop for the night, should they be locked in the coop or should they also have access to the run?
3. Should they have water and feed in the coop, in the run or both?
4. Will they eat much feed after free ranging the whole day?
5. Should we provide water outside the coop/run while they are free ranging?
Ok that's all I can think of for now.
Thanks!
Elisa
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