New Member in North GA

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! So nice to meet you, we're glad you joined us.

 

[WingsysRoost]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad to have you here!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos!

 

[N F C]

Hi, loved the photos, thanks for joining us!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join us!

 

[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!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

So glad you decided to join us. Nice introduction, wonderful variety of breeds you keep, definitely makes for a colorful chicken yard for sure! Beautiful photos, ❤ thanks for sharing!

Make yourself at home here!

 

[Aldenallis]

Welcome to BYC! Will you be adding an additional hen house for the new chicks?

Hi good question.. the pic above is deceptively and the coop has a back addition you can’t really see. 9 of our 11 grown girls all sleep on one roost. So I have nearly 3 empty… the run is 16x12 coop is 4 x 9 - we let them out everyday.

Doing the math it does seem I need more coop space. What do you think? Especially if I don’t give away any chicks :/

I’m considering giving away 5 of the chicks. I got 4 from tractor supply (thinking they were buffs, that’s what the sign said) turned out to be wrong.. so TS refunded me and gave me two more of the “right” ones that also were wrong. They are Delawares.. we think…. but that got me 6 extra chicks.

Long story short: I may give them away but now I’m getting attached and also worried about finding a good home that is serious about predator proofing. So if I give away 5 that leaves me with 29…. If I DON’T give away that leaves me w 34 and I don’t think there is any doubt additional coop space is needed…? 12x16 run, 4x9 coop with 4 almost 4 ft roosts - free range daily.

thanks for any insight. Love my girls (definitely got a rooster this chick batch) and want them to continue to thrive and live their best lives

 

[janiedoe]

Hi good question.. the pic above is deceptively and the coop has a back addition you can’t really see. 9 of our 11 grown girls all sleep on one roost. So I have nearly 3 empty… the run is 16x12 coop is 4 x 9 - we let them out everyday.

Doing the math it does seem I need more coop space. What do you think? Especially if I don’t give away any chicks :/

I’m considering giving away 5 of the chicks. I got 4 from tractor supply (thinking they were buffs, that’s what the sign said) turned out to be wrong.. so TS refunded me and gave me two more of the “right” ones that also were wrong. They are Delawares.. we think…. but that got me 6 extra chicks.

Long story short: I may give them away but now I’m getting attached and also worried about finding a good home that is serious about predator proofing. So if I give away 5 that leaves me with 29…. If I DON’T give away that leaves me w 34 and I don’t think there is any doubt additional coop space is needed…? 12x16 run, 4x9 coop with 4 almost 4 ft roosts - free range daily.

thanks for any insight. Love my girls (definitely got a rooster this chick batch) and want them to continue to thrive and live their best lives

It's a conundrum for sure.
I always have a hard time thinning my flock. I ask too many questions of the impending home, and they often decide I'm too much trouble to deal with. At this point, I have 5 coops. Lol.( I have so many broody hens.) We will hatch no more chicks.

You probably will need another coop & run, but in the long run, you'll be lesser stressed.

 

[Aldenallis]

What do you do with your older hens that stop laying? let them live on and die naturally?