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I figured documenting from day one would be neat and people might enjoy it. They'll be coming in Tuesday and there should be 6 likely a few extra). All of them will be silver lace cochin so that'll be interesting. I started to get a mixed flock but the hatch dates weren't lining up so I went...

So finally got a coop and run all sorted but now I am second guessing the chicken breed I have been looking at for some time now. My plan was to get 5 hens and a roo to start with. All silver lace cochin. But I'm second guessing my plan? I thought these would be a good starter chicken to work...

Looking for threads, links, anything. I'm in a small town and trying to hire someone for semi quality work has been like pulling teeth. That or they are a town or two over and they want to charge 5 grand or more for a coop planned for 4 to 6 chickens heh. So I'm gonna just say forget it and...

So after a lot of discussion and being in a small town and not having a selection of handy craft builders in our area to work with for building a coop (and our lack of knowledge and not wanting to take a year to try and figure out building a coop from the ground up having never built anything)...

Whatever reason I thought Wyandottes laid med or small eggs, but apparently they are the same size as the lace cochin but the birds themselves are easier to find. Is there a big difference between the two breeds over all? I was leaning towards cochin as they are heavier and I may not have to tip...

Like the title says I'm looking to build a coop for 6 to 8 backyard chickens. My plan is to get lacr cochin so they'll be a bit bigger than average chickens. Now long term.. I know we plan to move in 4 or more years so I was thinking of trying to make the coop able to be taken apart again down...

So I have a rough idea on a blueprint I want to draw up. But I know cochin are a bit on the larger size.. so I wanted to make sure the nesting boxes and perching area was properly sized. I'm building it from the ground up as most coops I have found for sale locally seem a bit small for these...

I don't have the chickens or chicks yet but my husband and I were in the process of figuring out a coop/design for one. We have a small ish backyard (more like it's taken up by trees .. and odd placement of things before we bought the place). The whole yard is fenced and has a decent of tree...

I was going to get some silver lace cochin as a small backyard flock. My current plan is 6, with at least 2 silver lace cochin girls and a rooster to match them. From there I have a few options from the hatchery I am getting chicks from.. I do want at least one Partridge cochin.. but I have two...

So my husband has suggested getting a dozen or so fertilized eggs and hatching them ourselves. My main worry / issue.. we will 100% end up with at least 3 or more roosters. haha.. We live somewhere that we can't have roosters due to the noise. Is there a way to keep them quiet? I was reading...

I live in NC but I guess shipping is an option? I've looked through so many hatcheries today that my husband pointed out that I've non stop for at least 7 hours looked at chick hatcheries.. trying to find someone selling wyandotte chicks and not demanding I buy 15-30 of them. I live in city so I...

I may have to put my Wyandotte search on hold for a bit. least till I move and don't have neighbors right next to me like I do here. After checking more into them.. it was stated they were noisy ..? I don't recall the ones I had in the past to be so but maybe I'm wrong. So instead I am here...

I fell in love with the lace wyandotte breed but after looking into it.. should I get straight wyandotte chicks, go for lace Cochins, lace Brahmas or lace Orpingtons.... please send help haha... currently I won't be getting a roo but if we move / down the road I will so that is something to...

As the title states I'm looking for ideas on what/where to order Wyandotte chicks from to start flock once I move. I wish I had more info like state but that isn't set in stone yet. It will hopefully be in a few months though. At the moment there is a PA property we are looking at, or we may...

So my husband and I are in the process of selling our current house with plans to move somewhere else after the sale is final. We were looking for land or land with a home on it.. state didn't seem to matter as we're in NC at the moment and everything is so high here that anywhere else looks...

I have looked over the laws or ordinance for the town.. but I can't make heads nor tails. I was told to contact animal control and they may know. But thus far no phone calls back and no ones replied to my email. I just wanted to find out if I could keep a handful of ducks in my fenced in...

In the next few years I will finally be able to get chickens again where I will be starting my own flock from chicks from local chicken keepers. My worry and concern is that I have a dog and he won't be a puppy anymore during this time so I won't be training a new pup on how to deal with...

So I'll be moving in another month or two, once we have the land set up and everything in order I plan to start my own chicken flock. I've grown up around livestock and had pet chickens all my life so I'm not new to the ranch style living idea. But all my life I have only ever owned or grew up...

This is the second hen that has come down with limping and becoming lame, the first one died the other morning and this one seems to have a bit of energy about her still so I've got her in a basket with a towel presently and trying to encourage water a little. The hen is from this spring so...

Later this year I may be moving to NC and either this year or next year (latest the following year when we plan to buy our own land). I was going to look into breeds that are good for the area in the mean time. Even if I can't get them this year or next due to renting and being somewhat in a...