The invite and the chicken co-op plan begins

NOTE to friends emailed in March 2011:

Want to go in on a set of chickens and a coop?! We're not joking :) The Tractor Supply Store has great sets of 6 pullets (female hens) that are for sale at $2.50 each chick. The coop we could make easily and tweak as needed. You all could invest a small portion, get eggs as they start to lay (at around 4 months old) and help out if we have to be out of town for very long. Think on it!! It just sounds fun and like the right time!

your clucking friends at Eastway Drive

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After some research, we found that we are fine with the zoning, and aren't doing anything "new" since the neighbors around the corner have chickens (and a much smaller space)....our friend Gina's sis and her family have chickens up the street.

We'll have 6 chickens, that's the minimum quantity you are required to buy from the feed store....with the particular coop we're looking at buying (kit to put together), there's a shelf at the bottom for removing manure, and we can dump it in the compost bins. I haven't yet figured out what we should feed them and when (as they grow)....how long to keep the heat lamp available to them, etc....we clearly need more research!! But even still, Erin and I really felt like we wanted to give it a try....

Let's keep researching and talking!! I also know that you, Holly, Erin, and I have been intrigued with the idea of raising chickens for quite awhile now, and why not give it a try?? 


 I am adopting Gina's theme since the New Year:   BEGIN!