I've waited about 3 years now. My hubby gifted me a chicken coop for my birthday (April) last year and he wasn't really expecting to build one (he wanted to buy a pre-fab one), and it took me all this time to convince him that that would just not do because we wanted happy hens, so they needed...
Thank you so much for your info. I am so excited I can't hardly stand it!!! I want everything to be perfect when they get home. I am building a coop and run as we speak. The entire thing is 16' L x 6' W x 7'H. the coop which is at one end is 6' L x 4' W x 5' H. And I'm getting 6-8 feed store...
I'm purchasing two 5 mos old pullets. One is a Chocolate Orpington and the other is a Bantam Easter Egger. I purchased "grower" feed (Neither of them are laying yet. I figured one was a late bloomer and the other one is tiny so I can definitely get her some oyster shell for calcium is she starts...