New here, just got 10 new chicks!

[Captkirk40]

Hey everyone!
I am brand new to owning chickens. I moved to north Georgia a year ago... And once I found out I can have chickens, I was on the path! To be able to have free range eggs from my backyard seems amazing!

I just got in 10 hen "colored egg layers" from TSC that I would appreciate any help identifying what type they are. Day 3 now with them.

I am building my coop right now, should be done in a couple weeks. Coop is 6x6 8 feet tall, 3 feet of that is risen above ground for run underneath and dust bath. The attached run will be 12 feet long by 6 feet wide, 8 feet tall. I will attach pics. I really appreciate any tips or tricks on feeding/watering efficiently.

I'm also looking into making a soldier fly bin to be able to supplement worm for feed/treats... Anyone have luck trying
this?

I appreciate all of you!
Let's Keep them eggs laying!

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning, and welcome to BYC.
Every prefab that I've ever seen has inadequate ventilation. Be sure and do some research on ventilation in the coop and modify it accordingly.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

So glad you decided to join us. Congrats on your new chicks! You can start a thread in our What Breed and Gender forums for help with IDs... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

Nice photos, thanks for sharing! If you have any questions about anything along the way, be sure to ask. Welcome to our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
If you are building the coop and run, make sure the run as predator proof as the coop and go ahead and make it bigger. What you listed isn't large enough for 10 birds. I'd make it 20' long. Trust me, you will NOT regret that.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! pleased to meet you and thanks for joining us.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. Thank's for Sharing the picture's your Chicks are Beautiful! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[AidKD]

Howdy! Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We're so glad that you decided to join us!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. I agree with @janiedoe about ventilation and @DobieLover about space and predator proofing. Ventilation is easy, just make holes towards the top of the coop and then secure hardware cloth over the holes. There are a lot of chicken issues that can be resolved with space, therefore, I agree the run should be bigger - a lot bigger. Your chickens and you will be happier. It will cut down on pecking/bullying, be healthier and cleaners, and make happy chickens and a chicken keeper. The run needs to be hardware cloth with a hardware cloth apron. I understand hardware cloth is expensive, but it is worth it. If you are going to tarp cover the top of the run, you can get away with double chicken wire for the roof of the run.