One step closer to chooks

[jayne&tony]

The coop is built and we are picking up the run tomorrow, so once thats set up it will be all systems go. I have a galvanised water trough, so have to get a feeder now and something for them to dust bath in, then i am set i think. Can anyone think of anything else i need apart from the food and bedding.????

[Birdie Wife]

Lots of patience! You probably won't get many eggs until spring, unles you've gone for a hybrid laying machine like a Warren/ISA Brown type. You need a camera too, so you can show us your girls! I'd also really recommend getting a book like "Starting with Chickens" by Katie Thear, tells you everything you need to know and what illnesses to look out for etc. Better to be prepared just in case.

[kirsty b]

A comfy bench near the run cos if your anything like me you'll sit and watch their antics for ages.