coops and runs

Hi everyone! I’ve been making some modifications to this prefab coop and I was hoping I could get some input! We only have four, 3 week old bantams so far and my plan is to beef this up so we have something ready to go and not stress, but also build a bigger coop and run. It sounds like having...

Hey everyone, I now have 23 chickens ( 7 bantams & 16 standard size) in a 10 x 40 run. That is 400 square feet so it’s a little over 17 square feet per chicken. I have two raised off the ground 4x8 coops and they only stay in the coops at night. The nesting boxes are attached on the outside of...

Hey fellow chicken enthusiasts! I've been pondering a question that has sparked quite a debate among backyard chicken keepers: Is it better to raise chickens in a free-range environment or in a coop? On one hand, free-ranging chickens have the freedom to roam and forage, leading to a more...

Hey guys! I'm currently looking for a coop for my soon-to-be small backyard flock. I'm planning on getting 2 bantam silkies and 2 standard speckled sussex's. According to the the usual guidelines posted on here for standard hens: 4 square feet in the coop 10 square feet in the run 1 linear...

So we've just bought a new house in Minneapolis, and the previous owners kept poultry. I've been toying with the idea of keeping a few chickens for a couple of years now, and the itch to play with it and see if I like having them around won't go away, so... chickens. (Mostly, I want to watch...

Hi there, We are first time chicken people and love our girls so much. We are planning to put our ladies on the side of the house in a 7 foot run with an omlet coop. We plan to pull back gravel to install a predator apron with 4 feet 1/4 inch hardware cloth. We will use the gravel we pulled...

I have 12 chickens, 5 ducks and 30 eggs in the incubator ( 3 hatched in the last couple hours) any advice anyone can give me.? Also I could seriously use some ideas on how to build their coop

Hi everyone! I am new to chickens. I don't have any chickens yet. I wanted to read more about them and hope next year to have about 6 -12 for egg production. I hope to learn a lot from reading everyone's posts. Would love to know about the pros and cons of coops. We will be designing and...

Hi there! My name is Kim. My husbands name is James. We moved out to Hunterdon County, Nj about two years ago. It's fairly rural out here and we live in a very chicken friendly town. James is just finishing up the smaller details on our coop and run. Were expecting 6 chicks from...

i don’t have any golden pheasants yet but I’d like to get a pair, but obviously, I need something to put them in right. If anyone has any they are selling or giving away I’d be interested in them. I live in South Carolina, so y’all don’t have to ask for that :)

Hey y’all. So this is my first year with ducks and I don’t know how to winterize their home. Right now I have two ducks ( Muscovy and I think Swedish) in a 54 sq ft run with a dogloo on a covered pallet and a short trough as their pool. We’re about to hit the cold season so what do y’all do to...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I bought my first dozen chicks almost 3 years ago. I built a coop for them from some Home Depot plans and they have about a third of an acre to scratch around in. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Due to a raccoon...

Hi! I’m wondering if anyone has experience purchasing a premade chicken coop from tractor supply? (Coops like this https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/innovation-pet-deluxe-farm-house-chicken-coop-up-to-8-chickens-1223544?cm_sp=20180829-_-LABOR+DAY-_-Deluxe+Farm+House+Chicken+Coop) Also...

Hi, my brother a former carpenter has offered to build me a chicken coop we have a large yard that's probably 2 acres and my dog runs outside in that area so they can't free roam everywhere I'm thinking build a coop and add a big run is that good for the chickens? I'm thinking of starting with 3...

Hey y’all!!! I’m wanting to start my own small chicken business selling eggs and breeding them as well. I want to start out with 15-20 chicken ( I don’t know if that’s to many) I’m also thinking of using golden comets for max egg production and wanting to use fodder for my feed. As for my coop I...

Hello, I don’t know whether I’m posting this in the right section because I’m new!!! Anyway, a bit about myself... we keep lots of show-winning ducks to breed from, and we keep them on acres of grass. However, I recently came across a lovely pair of abacot call ducks and I have now reserved...

Hello, I don’t know whether I’m posting this in the right section because I’m new!!! Anyway, a bit about myself... we keep lots of show-winning ducks to breed from, and we keep them on acres of grass. However, I recently came across a lovely pair of abacot call ducks and I have now reserved...