I'm Getting A Little Chicken Coop!!!

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01-02-2017, 05:54 PM

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Jeanne S

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Oh lucky you! They do need lots of care but it will be fun. Cute coop! Hope you get lots of great eggs!

01-03-2017, 06:18 AM

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Ellageo

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Chickens have earlobes!! Check their earlobes to see what color they are..that's what color your eggs will be!

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Are you getting black/white chickens so you will get brown eggs? pretty hens

01-03-2017, 07:51 AM

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Total chicken and egg envy.! I live where it is frowned upon. There are those who have chickens, I can hear them, but the town told me NO!

What kind of chickens are you getting? I was the 4-H chicken leader when the kids were little and we lived on a farm. I still like Transylvania Naked Necks. They are so ugly. But they live to be very old...maybe up to 10 and still lay. Check Murry McMurry for odd breeds. Another name for them is Turken, but they are not turkeys. Marcia

Marcia, I plan to get a Buff Orpington, a Silver-laced Wyandotte, a Jersey Giant, and a Mille Flor D'Uccle bantam. My grandkids will have a ball with them! 😀

Donna

01-03-2017, 09:29 AM

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I'm a city girl but the local market at the corner had free roaming chickens that would chase us and peck at the back of my skinny legs. Since then I really prefer them fried. I'm glad you are getting some though if that's what you want

01-03-2017, 06:57 PM

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SewingSew

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Ellageo, I have read that before about the earlobes determining the egg color. Someone I know was buying brown eggs for years because he thought that they were more nutritious. He was a city boy of course...

01-04-2017, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DonnaFreak

Marcia, I plan to get a Buff Orpington, a Silver-laced Wyandotte, a Jersey Giant, and a Mille Flor D'Uccle bantam. My grandkids will have a ball with them! 

Donna

Those are giant breeds except for the bantam. I agree with the previous poster in that it isn't a very large space (when using the bunny to gauge), especially for those breeds, all of which would grow to be bigger than the rabbit in the picture. You may have some issues with the bigger ones picking on the bantam, and each other for that matter. Not having enough space for them leads to some real nastyness regarding pecking, egg eating and just generally ill tempered, unhappy chickens. Also big chickens means big poop. Be prepared to move the enclosure weekly or at least bi-weekly.

01-05-2017, 10:42 AM

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appleblossom

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that is cute and good idea! enjoy!

01-05-2017, 07:45 PM

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Kimkankwilt

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We used to have chickens when we lived outside of town. We loved having fresh eggs...more than we knew what to do with

01-05-2017, 08:02 PM

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Mariposa

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Nice looking coop! Hope you show us the chickens, and your journeys~

01-05-2017, 08:58 PM

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2years ago DH retired and we had had chickens before but not for about 30 yrs. so he wanted them now. My request was that it not look trashy. So at 80yrs old here he is roofing it. He just loves talking to the "girls". We live by a 4 lane hiway so they don't roam but they have plenty of space. here are some pics.....well maybe not ,able to upload.