When we set out to take up chicken keeping, we knew that our mountain environment would require some extra work to be successful. A lot of folks have asked me about our setup, so I thought I’d share what we did to predator-proof and make our chickens comfortable in their high-altitude environment! We have virtually every predator in Colorado in our backyard. We’ve seen black bears, coyotes, foxes and even mountain lion tracks. We also have a pair of nesting…
A while ago, I wrote a blog about our first experience raising chickens! We got seven chickens to start with, of several different breeds (Australorpe, Orpington, Wyandotte, Amerucauna), built a chicken coop from scratch and started collecting eggs! Our chickens are now 2 years old, so we’ve been at it long enough to learn a few things! Here’s the top 8 things I’ve learned as a first time chicken owner: 1. Plan to lose a few. Chicks are pretty fragile…
After much persuasion and convincing, Brian finally relented and let me get chickens! He was kind enough to pick up a few for me on a work trip to Denver. I picked up a couple more at our local feed shop and suddenly, we have a little flock of baby chicks! We are now hard at work, building a coop for them to move into when the snow lets up in a few weeks. We decided to name our chickens…