https://homegardenjoy.com/site/2008/09/celebrating-autumn.html Grow What Nourishes You Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:16:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://homegardenjoy.com/site/2008/09/celebrating-autumn.html#comment-8 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://homegardenjoy.com/site/2008/09/celebrating-autumn.html#comment-8 Jeanne ~ We had chickens on Long Island, of all places. Our friends got bunnies for Easter, my parents got us chickens. We would collect our own breakfast egg in the morning.
Some thoughts about the chicken house (a coop). Make sure that there is a roof on the pen. It’s very easy for noctural animals (‘coons and foxes) to climb up the sides and ‘drop in’ the pen. Make sure that the pen is big enough for both of you to stand up in. Also, bury the bottom of the pen several inches. You may want to bend the fence, L shaped and bury the horizontal part of the L outside of the pen. This will make it more difficult for animals to tunnel under to get to the chickens. Make sure that the door leading into the pen has 2 separate ‘locking’ mechanisms. Coons are smart, they can open locks, but if 2 need to be engaged, more difficult. For the actual house, a small door for the chickens, and a larger entrance so you can get the eggs out.
Also, placement of the pen is key. Chicken poo is really stinky, but makes great fertilizer.
Good Luck with the chickens, can’t wait to read about them.

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