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Rural/Farm Life

womanofthehills

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13. I live out in the country - currently have 7 chickens & Roo

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 08:06 PM

Feb 2023

Planning on getting 2 or 3 new chickens as 4 of mine are pretty old. I fenced in a really big run for my chickens that includes 2 trees they can climb into. I put wide netting over the whole top to keep out owls & hawks. Nothing like cooking an egg that is so fresh it’s still warm.

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Thinking of converting part of my storage shed into a chicken coop. [View all] Kaleva Feb 2023 OP

Sounds like a good plan... Chickens are fun... calguy Feb 2023 #1

Cool! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #2

I've had chickens for 20ish years. MontanaMama Feb 2023 #3

A 4 foot height wouldn't be convenient Kaleva Feb 2023 #11

You will instantly notice moniss Feb 2023 #4

The chickens will also act as composters Kaleva Feb 2023 #8

Yes indeed moniss Feb 2023 #12

my only concern with a dual purpose building is dust Kali Feb 2023 #5

The 8 foot sectional door on the west end could be left open on nice dayd Kaleva Feb 2023 #9

Sounds like you have a pretty good plan going. keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #6

Was thinking about it while up on the roof of the storage building Kaleva Feb 2023 #10

My daughter & husband built their own coop. It has been attacked by raccoon (claw marks 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #7

I live out in the country - currently have 7 chickens & Roo womanofthehills Feb 2023 #13