Back Yard Chicken Coop – My first WordPress post – 6 years and counting

Town & Country Gardening

chicken coopIt seems that June 2009 was my first WordPress blog posting. Not a lot has changed except chicken feed and building materials has gone up at least 25 percent.
This posting has been heavily edited and updated to the best of my knowledge and abilities.

It is getting late in the year to start your new poultry flock. However it is a good time to make plans and to start constructing your coop(hen house) and to design an outside run.
Outside space(run) needs to be a minimum of 4 square feet for each hen, ‘Larger is always better for your chickens health and welfare. {Run length X width = run size in square feet.}

Need a chicken coop? Think small, cheap and easy to build. Best rule of thumb is you will need a minimum of 2 square feet of floor space for each chicken. A four(4) foot square chicken…

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Author: Tim A.

Born again through Jesus Christ death, burial, and resurrection, and awaiting His soon return. Husband of Madge. Father of Charity, Monica, Timothy, Philip, and James. Father-in-law to Paul, Sam, Sarah L., Sarah Joyce, and Amber. Grandfather to Rachelle, Jonathan, Caitlyn, Naomi, Josiah, Eli, Rene'e, Addyson, Natalie, Alexzander, Lydia, and Kylie Anne, and Aryana; also a great grandson Parker, and two grand children in Heaven. Pastor of Shiloah Baptist Church of Jenkins, MO since July 06, 2014. I enjoy reading and studying the Scriptures of God. My calling in life is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God. I enjoy riding motorcycles, hiking, camping, hunting, and driving. I use to drive a school bus but I retired from that at the end of 2018-2019 School year.

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