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    Quote Originally Posted by Luvin' Labs View Post
    How many chickens do you have?
    None yet. Want to keep 4-6.

    We eat a lot of eggs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn View Post
    None yet. Want to keep 4-6.

    We eat a lot of eggs.
    I'd get more. We eat eggs almost everyday its hard for ours to keep up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luvin' Labs View Post
    www.backyardchickens.com is where I got my ideas.

    Could you forward them to Mobetter?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn View Post
    None yet. Want to keep 4-6.

    We eat a lot of eggs.
    I would suggest staggering the age of your hens in pairs or triples. We do this and sell off the older hens as they start to molt the first time. All of our hens are 1.5 years or younger. It allows us to have steady egg production year round and earn some of the investment back. We incubate the eggs as desired.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeydpga View Post
    I'd get more. We eat eggs almost everyday its hard for ours to keep up.
    I've been through this so here are my thoughts. If you are going to let them free range in the backyard, and only need a coop for them to sleep in and lay eggs, buy a coop from Tractor Supply or Sam's Wholesale. Much less expensive and time consuming putting the kit together. If you aren't going to let them free range, then build one to the specs you want or look on Craig's list and backyardchickens and get ideas to either buy or build one.
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    Looks about like what I want/need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Catdaddy View Post
    Could you forward them to Mobetter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn View Post
    Looks about like what I want/need.
    Make sure you bury the foundation and use something stronger than chicken wire.

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    I'd get a dozen hens...highly doubtful that they'll all be laying at the same time. We have 23 ish and we get anywhere between 12 and 18 eggs a day. I feed 4 a day to my old dog and we eat a dozen a week. Eggs make good neighbor bartering items, and chicken feed is real cheap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by quackaddict View Post
    I'd get a dozen hens...highly doubtful that they'll all be laying at the same time. We have 23 ish and we get anywhere between 12 and 18 eggs a day. I feed 4 a day to my old dog and we eat a dozen a week. Eggs make good neighbor bartering items, and chicken feed is real cheap.
    This X2. I have a habit of trying to helps folks as well. An older black fella lives up the road from me, and has no vehicle, but works every day. He doesn't drink, and has been clean for over a decade. When I need an extra pair of hands, he helps. In return, he gets free eggs whenever he needs them.
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    Bringing this oldie back up to the top.

    Looking for stationary coop ideas. And curious what has worked for you and what hasn't. Any ideas or designs to stay away from?

    Planning on starting with 4 or 6 and then staggering ages as we continue to add to the flock. They will hopefully be able to roam the yard in the day and stay in the coop at night.
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    The best chicken coops I have ever used was $1.50 18 pack of eggs from piggly wiggly

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    A dollar a dozen at Bi-lo , you will never re-coup your investment and a rooster makes neighbors banter if it crows all day.

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    It doesn't take alot of skill to build a coop. Figure out what size you need and how many boxes. Then build it around the premise that you have to get in and clean it regularly.

    My wife is into fancy eggs. I just like the fact that if I wanna fry a chicken, I can just go out back and pick one out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Reb View Post
    Bringing this oldie back up to the top.

    Looking for stationary coop ideas. And curious what has worked for you and what hasn't. Any ideas or designs to stay away from?

    Planning on starting with 4 or 6 and then staggering ages as we continue to add to the flock. They will hopefully be able to roam the yard in the day and stay in the coop at night.
    Like building a garage. Always build bigger than what you need. They crap alot and will turn a small coop into a dump very quickly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timsmith View Post
    A dollar a dozen at Bi-lo , you will never re-coup your investment and a rooster makes neighbors banter if it crows all day.
    Good point but fortunately I do not have any neighbors. When it’s dark outside the only lights I can see in any direction are from my house...


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    I should have also said this will be more of a “for fun” project mainly for my kids in hopes of teaching them a little about responsibility of taking care of things. The eggs and fresh chicken are a bonus.


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