LOL, Delawhere, I approve your chicken post and think that I would love to have the first A frame one.
I like the chain link, easy to move, but to high off the ground and the babies will get out from the bottom.
I have ordered from Ridgeway and was happy, LOL, I would be happier ordering from Sandhill Preservation in Ohio, as they have the rare breeds.
I don’t know where Snippy lives, but here in Arizona and esp. in the really hotter parts of Arizona, I was warned to stick with the crossbred Bantie or Game Cock backgrounds, if possible as the big fat chicken drops dead in the heat.
Polish Crested are beautiful and did well for me here.
A Bantie hen is always a good choice, lots of eggs, good setters and excellent bug eaters.
The Guinea Hen is the best bug eater.
A bantie will make a nest on the ground or use the boxes if in a house.
I would love to have a few for eggs and bugs.
I’m way down here in SC.
>>>>>>>The Guinea Hen is the best bug eater.<<<<<<<
Not only that, but they are the very best for an early alert system. Let a prowler walk the yard even at night and they will have you sitting up in bed with the hair on your neck standing straight up... Most God awful noise you ever heard.
All the ones I ever had roosted in trees. They are all dark meat that while flavorful, doesn’t compare to a good chicken. (grin)