Re: Chickens?
yep we have 14 layers. this is our second time doing chicks. had them before we went to FL and upon moving back here, t hat was her first request....more birds.
first thing I learned was you build the coop to keep everything out not the chickens in. up here we have to put heat lamps in to keep them warm in the winter. They are fun to have, if you want good eggs go for Rhode Island red or Buff orpingtons. excellent large eggs. Black silk lace were good as well.
not sure what breed we have now but they lay smallish eggs. still good but nothing monstrous.
we usually sell the extras to pay for feed for them.
as for the coop, border goes under ground to prevent digging, mesh over the top to prevent hawks, netting up to roof of coop to prevent raccoons climbing in,
