Home Forums Miscellaneous Topics Rural Living Thinking about having some chickens around

I started building a decent coop for them. Exterior is done. Just needing to finish the inside and I’d like to build them a nice large run that comes off one side.














Anyone have any suggestions or tips for a 1st time chicken owner? Maybe recommendations on what breeds to raise? Not interested in meat birds at the moment ... mainly laying hens for now.

That thing better have cable TV.

Just curious if you’re available to do a full gut and remodel of my home?

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You know how to spoil a chicken - outstanding work!

You will want a way to let your chickens our and keep them somewhat controlled.
That coop on a skid frame will help keep you lawn from getting cleaned down to bare earth.

If you have kids that come around having a rooster for them to chase with a fishing net will keep them busy and you entertained.

Have fun and that is a beautiful coop.

Your chiggums gonna pay rent? Fancy digs!

Yeah hopefully a nice steady supply of large brown eggs for the pickin!

then don't get white chikkins....

Right now I’m thinking a mixture of several breeds. Black Jersey Giants, Dark Brahmas, and then some ISA Browns for some serious egg production!

That looks to be a pretty rural setting.
You forgot the machinegun towers t ward off predators.
At least it would be a requirement in my neighborhood

Unless you're in a very cold climate, what you need is a large outside area for them to run in. All a chicken house needs to be is a place for them to roost at night and lay eggs. Not saying a good coop is not important, but I see far too many people building a nice and pretty chicken house, and then having only a few square feet for them to be outside in.

Having said that, you do have a very nice looking coop there. Nice job.

Not sure, but I think that's what the loft is for.

That ain't a chicken coop, that's a chicken mansion!

You planning on cleaning all the chit out of it often? Could get to be a job.

I don't know if you ran electric to it but I've heard if you put a light in it and leave it on you'll have more eggs through the winter. We don't do that and egg production drops off a lot in the winter.

I’d like some too, but we go out of town a lot.

i have had chickens, ducks, geese, pheasant and peacocks. A good dip net is the most important tool to keep around. miles

14 - 16 hours of light is optimal for egg production.

I have Grandma's poultry hook.

My hook is just a piece of stiff 9 wire....

If it's not obvious, Beaver lives in a hen house.

I always thought it was a cat house.