The best advice I can give you if your deciding to venture into raising chickens or ducks; any poultry for that matter! Is to be prepared or you'll end up scrambling and trying to keep of with the ever changing needs from hatchling,chick and ultimately chicken.
Housing is one of those things that is essential! I was frantic and panicked and worried sick about what I was going to do come winter months. My makeshift shelter was great for warm weather but the cold is coming and quick.
There a quote out there that goes something to the effect of "some of the ugliest coops produced the best chickens." not sure who said that or where I read it but it's true! You don't need a Thousand dollar chicken coop; the chickens don't care. It just needs basic elements like shelter, perches, reasonably draft free and predator proof.
Here are a few pics of my OLD-me myself and I built it chicken coop and run....built from an old rabbit hutch we found for free, donated fencing, pallets, and lots of chicken wire.....
In the upcoming post I will be showing you my new chicken coop my DAD is building for me. He has to travel and I needed to save a few dollars to get this done. My new coop is being built for $300.00 or less budget. Keep coming back for updates and to see that you can spend a reasonable amount of money and have good DIGS for your Chicks..........
