Hi, sorry for the late reply, been out chicken minding. I'm not raising chickens, don't have a rooster. Just keeping hens for eggs. I have an Aracauna, Partridge Rock, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Black Copper Maran and a Bielefelder.
I loved this design so much that I bought the plans and built it for myself. With little experience in Sketchup, I managed to print some views for my handyman. he was very resourceful and took it from there. Here's my coop
Hi Dobie Lover,
Here is a link to the Facebook group if you want to learn more. Am so lucky to have organizations like this to help me find good heritage hens
https://www.facebook.com/S.V.F.F.F.A/
It was about 1 year ago that I suddenly realized that I live in the country now and I can have chickens. I thought about it a lot as livestock management is a responsibility and needed to be thought through. I started searching for coop designs and another realization occurred. This was making...
I found BYC when searching for Coop designs. It looks like I need to participate in the forums for a bit before I can post an article with my coop build. I want to share that with the community as I got so much from everyone else.
The first eggs collected from my hens on the second day I had them. The brown egg is from the Partridge Rock and the blue one is from an Aracauna (of course).
Hi So Lucky, yes, it was amazing. I got eggs from 2 of the hens the second day they arrived. My Aracauna and Partridge Rock are laying. The Golden Laced Wyandotte hasn't laid yet. A friend checked her out and confirmed she is young. So will not give up on her.
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to owning chickens and did most of my research here. The articles and forums were really helpful. After much exciting browsing, I chose to build the Wichita Cabin Coop;(https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wichita-cabin-coop.47747/)
My handy man and I built my coop...