Recent content by lynnehd

There is an organization in many areas called chipdrop.com . they connect up gardeners with arborist companies for free chips (helps both ways). Of course, you can’t request a set volume, so you may be storing some, which is OK. In my case I contacted our tree guy, because he’s done work for...

@KahKaDoodleDo22 , I live in Western Washington. I use sand in the covered part of the run. (I don’t think it would work in an open, soggy area, at least here). In the larger open run I use wood chips (mainly Douglas Fir) from a tree company. They work very well, with whatever organic matter...

Definitely an amazing coop! Very secure with plenty of room. I have sand in my smaller covered run adjacent to the coop, and I really like it. But in the larger run area, I use the Deep Litter Method, which works very well at preventing the area from becoming muddy in the winter. In your set...

Please see post #19. The chick passed away.

Great suggestions! I have been using the Ador1 since June of 2015 and love it. About your heated waterer; is the fish tank heater on a thermostat? Do you have trouble with the nipples freezing? Thanks!

Hmmm. I think if you made the chunnel to your moveable coop in sections, perhaps 6 feet long, they could be moved as needed? Connect with zip ties, then snip and reconfigure? For right angle turns, use a short section of flexible garden fencing to make the turn. And maybe the chunnel around the...

@squadleader , all excellent ideas! I've thought of the bridge myself. Since this bridge is kind of rickety, I've held off doing something more permanent/pretty thus far. And I've also toyed with ways to get them to the Tree run along our back fence, etc., but this is simply a much shorter...

Great idea, @squadleader . Looks like the OP did this between the buildings. You could even sort of flatten the part that comes into contact with the ground so it is more stable and easy to walk on. I currently use a very crude tunnel between the coop/run to an outer day time only run under a...

What are you thinking of using the tunnel for?

@hansoto, did you use screws and washers to attach the shower curtains to the frame? Did you need to trim the curtains to fit the wood frame? And how far apart did you add new grommets?

I'm still chuckling at all of us pointing our cameras at our coops rather than at our homes. Much more interesting! Remember, SOMEONE is always watching.

I wish that had worked for me- believe me, I tried (after checking support groups). However, I stand by the Arlo as a good cam, as I have two friends with the Arlo cams who love them. Yes they are a bit pricier, but the ease of set up and use is very good. And if you fork out for the Arlo Pro or...

How fun! My friend loves his Arlo cameras in his coop.

I agree with the words of encouragement. Hopefully this Spring she will do well with the chicks, and take up residence in your newly secure coop outside. But for now, it's only one chicken inside, and I think you will do fine, with some of the suggestions that have been made. Best of luck!

@biophiliac, it sounds like you don't have electricity to your coop, so a wireless cam would be best. The Arlo cameras are pricey, but super easy to set up. They have a really wide field of vision at 130d, so even tho they are a 'fixed' camera (you can't move them around remotely), they take in...