Posts by trooper

This Thread is going to get me in trouble.I have been remodeling my chicken coop  for bout 3 years and I plan on starting back when then weather breaks.I started with a play house,adding a little church to the side and then added...

 I had the privilege of getting my hands on old tongue and groove flooring and I plan on using a lot of it on and in my Chicken Coop.I have used some of it for the peelings under my tin roof on part of it already.I plan on using...

I can't say much about small coops because all I have had has been the bigger ones.I like them because I can go in them and move around as I need to.The cleaning isn't bad.I don't clean but once a year.I do touch up in some areas and...

 My run has been a little muddy so I picked up a bale of straw to put in it.I put in a few leafs of straw in the run whole.I then spread out some scratch in the run and threw it in on top of the leafs.It was awesome watching them...

That is what I was thinking.When you do it like this and put in proper bracing it does an excellent job and you feel good that it is done the best that you know how.  

Quote: Originally Posted by Bellatrixed  Trooper - everyone has chickens for different reasons! I plan to keep my coop reasonably clean and am going to use sand so I can easily scoop out the worst of it on a daily or...

Quote: Originally Posted by redneck farmer  Hey what do y'all recommend for me to put for a floor in my run. Unless you are having trouble with your run I personally don't see any reason for putting anything on the...

I suggest that once you have built your nest boxes that you construct the frame work in the area that you are going to place the nest boxes.Place a frame on the front of the boxes so that when you slide the boxes in the opening that...

I would say that what you are wanting to do can be done.I have seen curved frames on BYC and there are some good ideas out there.There are ways that you can place fans and even plant tress or shrubs to give shade.I am a scrounger and...

Quote: Originally Posted by stone_family3  Okay thanks, guess I'm just being picky. The coop doesn't really smell or anything.    Quote: Originally Posted by littlechick1005  Im so...