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I would need to close my doors in the winter for heat retention. We can get into single or even negative temps in January and February.

Thanks for the feedback. It does sound like we are on the same journey. I do have concerns about if the Nestera coops would get too hot in the summer. I am in the upper north east, so our maximum temperatures are in the 90s, but where I plan to put the coop would get a lot of late day sun...

You are making me think I might take a second look at the bigger of the two TSC ones. I’ve gone deep down the rabbit hole of what we can find prefab and what we can stretch our budget to accommodate. Right now I’m looking at Nestera.

I work from home, so keeping an eye on them while they are out during the day shouldn’t be a problem. We do have hawks and owls, but I think our biggest problem is going to be nocturnal predators such as foxes. That’s what got my last flock.

We plan to start with 3, maybe 4. I think the max we would ever have is 6. The more research I do the more I think we will be sticking to small to medium size breeds. We are more looking for pest control (we have a serious tick problem) vs significant egg production.

My last group of chickens were kept in old dog runs that I modified for their use, this time around we plan to allow them to free range in our yard to (hopefully) help with our tick problem. If they will be mostly free range except for in bad weather, do they need a run attached to their coop?

Sorry, I’m not sure what this means. Are you saying I shouldn’t get chicks, but get already mature chickens?

I’m not sure I am prepared for that. My plan is to buy chicks.

Yes, but the dog doors that I use to prop open for the chickens are gone. 😞 We are also working on renovating the barn to bring my soon to be retired horse home.

Yes, planning on them being free range as much as possible.

Oh wow, that size difference is startling. Do you have any thoughts on the one in your picture next to it? Neither my husband or I are handy, so we are going to be relying on prefab for our coop.

Looking for reviews on this coop. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-mini-defender-coop-mdc001 I am starting over with having chickens after losing my flock 10-ish years ago. At that time I kept them in old hound-runs in a barn, but those got ripped out by an overly...

I live in Michigan and am looking to get a flock again after not having chickens for roughly 10 years. I’m not really interested in guinea fowl based on experiences with a friend that had them. Are there other breeds that are really good at eating ticks? They have gotten so bad around my house...

I just love their fuzzy little feets! I have a friend with a flock that I could get some from fairly easily.

I haven't yet. I know that locally I can get my hands on Silkies, Barred Rock, Wyandottes, and Buff Orpingtons. I had Buff Orphingtons before and while I liked their temperment, I think they might get too big for the type of setup I am looking at.

I am also in SW MI!

I haven't decided what breed I want yet. I love the look of barred rock, and also really like Silkies. I plan to only have 2-3 birds.

The run is 76 inches long by 36 inches wide. Each nest box is 12 inches by 12 inches. I am not sure on the size of the coop itself.

I am in southern Michigan, it can get quite cold here, and this winter we had a foot of snow on the ground for an extended period of time.

Hello all, I am looking to get back into chickens after not having them for 10-ish years. Starting totally from scratch. I found a local person who can make me a coop with attached run that fits into my small budget. Question is, this picture is similar to the style that he offers. I do wonder...