What’s one thing you wish you had known before starting to raise backyard poultry?

[Beau plus penny]

Mine is that I have chick fever!!!

I want to hear yours!

im going to be completely honest me and my parents have been raising chickens since i was little but this past year was the first weve dealt with cocciccidiosis in our chickens. weve never had it before and we didint know what it was and sadly took 10 but we learned from the experience. rest in peace babies. and no need to apologize im not sad anymore its a little bittersuite to look back at the videos i took of bunny the chicks when they were younger. and im incredibly gratefull for the time we shared. even if it was shortlived.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

And how attached I would get to these endearing little fluffballs!

I love fluffballs too !
Why kind do you have?

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

And how attached I would get to these endearing little fluffballs!

I love fluffballs too !
Why kind do you have?

 

[Beau plus penny]

I really hate those small coops. If I could I'd give them a nice big acre.

i dont think youd need that much room im not totally sure how big our coop is but its BIG how many chickens do yall think i could fit in here

 

[notabitail]

i dont think youd need that much room im not totally sure how big our coop is but its BIG how many chickens do yall think i could fit in here

If they're just sleeping maybe a good 20 or so.

I've read a lot of Shadrach's posts and free range chooks need tons of space.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I love fluffballs too !
Why kind do you have?

Well my (18) 13-week old littles are Ameraucana and Black Australorps.

And my (16) OG girls are:
Prairie Bluebell Eggers
Sapphire Gems
One Speckled Sussex
One Blue Copper Marans
Lavender EE, Orpington-based
And two BYM

 

[The Moonshiner]

free range chooks need tons of space.

As opposed to penned chickens or what does this mean?

 

[notabitail]

As opposed to penned chickens or what does this mean?

Chickens in general need lots of space. I needed food.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

As opposed to penned chickens or what does this mean?

Penned chickens also need tons of space too, but I'm not sure where to find a scale that weighs space.

 

[Folly's place]

Predator protection! We got bad advice along with our first chickens, and it didn't go well for them.
And of course, 'chicken math'!
Mary