Bought a house - previous owner moved to a town home so we kept the chickens. There is a decent amount of space on the property, and half of it is a forested hillside.
Any suggestions for a newbie? A new coop is definitely first thing on my list. And a fence around the property.
One of the chickens is an outcast and I feel bad for her, doesn’t leave the coop when the others go out in the yard and doesn’t eat treats from the ground just food from the feeder. The other chickens get along well it seems.
Make sure you clean the coop often. Chicken shit when it builds up is fucking rank. Cleaning a bunch of it is one of the worst jobs i’ve ever had to do. So much fucking ammonia. If you keep up with it then it won’t be a problem though.