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Breed choice, coops, feed, health and eggs, written plainly and kept up to date.
Structured video courses from first chicks to a mature flock, at your own pace.
Symptom guides and a checklist for the vet visit, so nothing is missed.
Weekly notes from a working backyard flock through the seasons.
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Three to six. Chickens are flock animals and need company, and six hens keep a household in eggs without overwhelming a beginner. The breed finder helps you pick which.
No. Hens lay without one. A rooster is only needed if you want fertile eggs to hatch, and many towns do not allow them.
Rule of thumb: a few square feet per hen inside and several more in the run, with a roost bar and one nest box for every three or four hens. Each coop plan states its capacity plainly.
The first course assumes nothing at all. Later courses cover health, breeding and hatching, and managing a flock through winter.
A printable PDF with dimensioned drawings, a cut list, a materials list with rough costs, and step-by-step photos of the build.
Yes. Course members can post questions in the community, and the journal answers reader questions most weeks.