Hello From New Hampshire

[Electi]

Hey there everyone, just wanted to introduce myself real quick! I am from New Hampshire and I am getting chickens for the first time this year and I am sure I will have many questions along the way. I have seen information posted on BYC for the last few days and decided to join the fun. Like I said above I am new to all of this so any tips you have would be appreciated! I am planning on getting 24 chickens of mixed variety for egg production, and I am repurposing an 8x10 shed that I have and turning it into a coop as well as building a fairly sizable enclosed run.

I'm excited to learn all I can here!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC & congratulations on your upcoming flock!

 

[CurlyChickenGirly]

Welcome to BYC! Thanks for introducing yourself!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

Repurposing a shed is a great idea! We have a Learning Center with tons of articles on raising chicks and chickens, and some in there touch on nest box heights, roost heights, etc.

We've got this forum for if you have any questions while you're planning or building it, someone will help you: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/

 

[BigBlueHen53]

hi, welcome! Glad to have you. I have an 8 x 10 coop and I must tell you, 24 chickens is about the maximum a shed that size will accommodate, and that, only if the chickens all have peaceful temperaments and you have no bullies. Chicken math being what it is , and you saying you want to increase your flock, you might want to build bigger from the start.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry, I must have read that wrong, I really thought you said you planned to get more chickens later. My apologies. (But trust me, chickens are addictive!)

 

[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!