Careful what you talk with friends about

[Ray]

Man this has been a wild week I was talking to a friend of mine about my garden and we ended up talking about chickens and how they can be good for a garden will the next day he came back out and said he had something for the garden i forgot what all we talked about so i asked was he bringing me some plants he pulls out a box and says yeah plant these good and deep i look inside and theres 6 red rangers chicks in the box lol well i did say i wanted chickens but i was hoping to be more sit up for them before i got them so now i got alot more work to get done fast but hay at least i got some thing to do and not stuck on my butt looking for some thing to do

 

[so lucky]

Ray, welcome to the world of chickens. I hope your friend didn't give you all roosters! (or maybe red rangers are broilers? so it wouldn't matter, I guess)
Please be aware that while chicken poo is good for gardens, the chickens themselves will tear up your plants and eat them.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yes, Rangers are meat birds. They don't grow as fast as the Cornish Cross but they still grow pretty fast. I came real close to picking a few up earlier but I was planning in being on a trip when it came time to process them and passed. Then the trip was cancelled. Maybe next year.

Ray, I understand about not being ready but it doesn't take a lot to keep them alive and growing. Good luck with them.

 

[Nyboy]

Yep been there, my father showed up with a box of fantail pigeons, after I asked about them. Have you had chickens before?

 

[digitS']

I had a strange experience living with chickens. This was when I was in my mid-20's.

I had moved to the sticks, property with no buildings. The first week, I slept under a lovely Douglas fir tree while I built a wood shed/chicken coop. When the little building was finished, I used it as a shelter. My next project was to build a barn. The plan was for me to live in the barn loft for the first winter while logs cured for a cabin.

My brother must have decided that I needed company, sooner than later. Probably the second day after moving into the woodshed, he showed up with chickens for the coop. Neighbors!

I really got busy on that barn! It wasn't the best accommodations but, at least, I was out of the woodshed... neighbors were the same ...

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

What a thoughtful brother

 

[ninnymary]

Ray, sometimes we just need that little extra push. You'd be surprised how much I get done when I'm having people over!

Mary

 

[journey11]

That's how I operate best--jump in with both feet! It'll get you motivated to make it happen for sure. Enjoy your new chickens. You'll be raising them for meat, right?

 

[Ray]

That's how I operate best--jump in with both feet! It'll get you motivated to make it happen for sure. Enjoy your new chickens. You'll be raising them for meat, right?

. Mostly eggs but the extra roos and hens that doesn't provide like they should will be used for meat ( if I can keep my wife from turning them all into pets lol)

 

[baymule]

Here's how I built my coop. It went together fast and was easy to build.

http://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/hoop-coop.18291/

At our old house, I built a 7'x8' coop and added a hoop run.