BackYard Chickens - Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance - Recent Changes

Stain or Paint?

Sultan2610 — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:52:24 +0000

"What would be best for nesting boxes? Paint or Stain? All hell is appreciated, thanks!"

Help with building new coop out of old shipping crate!

JEB NC 10 — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:35:38 +0000

"Acquired this old shipping crate. Dimensions are roughly 7ft tall, 4ft deep and 4ft..."

Building a new coop!

Keggen — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:49:55 +0000

"My first coop was an 8x10? shed that we converted. We added windows and vents, roosts,..."

green horn here (beginner)

kardar2 — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:56 +0000

"Hello, I live in Redding CA. And yes I can have chickens in my back yard.I grew up on a..."

Best Run Substrate, what you use and why?

sane cat lady — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:10 +0000

" our chicken run was originally placed on lush green grass however several weeks later..."

Coop and Run Finally Complete!

dvfd236 — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:20 +0000

" A little over a month in the making. Since these pics I have added an Apron around..."

Food and Water inside the coop or kept in the run?

stewartfamof5 — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:22:51 +0000

" I have a large area sectioned off in the yard for the ladies to graze all day long. ..."

The Chickee Hut...

CULTURED REDNEC — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:06 +0000

" I used recycled lumber for the frame and cut all the palmetto's growing wild down at..."

question on vents

pappy1264 — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:33:28 +0000

" Hopefully our coop will be finished this weekend. I plan to have vents on all four..."

Ebay and amazon coop purchase... any advise? Pawhut?

8675309j — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:23:06 +0000

" Looking at this... any tips http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem..."

Need some opinions on my "run" idea

blakeh1 — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:12 +0000

"I recently had my first ever attack. Something got 4 of my 6 chickens that I free..."

Help with ventilation in uk climate.

stav1981 — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:30:41 +0000

" I am designing my own coop having researched quite a bit on designs, I am stuck with..."

Best surface for a bare earth run?

frgntd — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:25 +0000

" We are putting the finishing touches on our coop and run to be ready for our chicks..."

Our new chicken tractor! So glad it's finally done.

PlentywoodFarm — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:16:15 +0000

" Here it is. So glad it is done (well, for the most part). We have a few adjustments..."

Cedar Tree Trunk Roost in Run??

AgentCheese — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:05 +0000

" Greetings! First timer here... I know cedar shavings are a no-no, but..."

cleaning sand bedding

Mrwinchester — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:05 +0000

" OK I've read that people can just fly through cleaning sand in there..."

Fun with food for your peeps, and chickens :

rapunzel162 — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:47:15 +0000

" I actually COOK for my chickens. And feed them any leftovers they will eat. (I dont..."

My bamboo chicken tractor

eddiejams — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:01 +0000

" I cut back some bamboo in my yard and decided to try to build a chicken tractor. Here..."

newbie with a vent question

rockwoodchicken — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:09 +0000

"Hi all. We are picking up our first ever chicks on monday and are in the process of..."

Coop & run ideas for bantam chicks?

warmheart — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:17 +0000

" I'm looking for ideas for a temporary coop and run set-up for 6 bantam chicks, once..."

Converting rabbit hutch to coop?

Suzyqrp — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:41 +0000

" Hi all! We recently acquired 3, 3 week old chicks from my children's school...."

The best little chicken coop in Ft Knox Pic Heavy!!!!

conny63malies — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:21 +0000

" ..... and the only one too. After month of on and off construction its finally done,..."

Coop lining??

h4farms — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:56 +0000

"I usually use hay, but I've heard there's better stuff to use. What do you all..."

Quail In Birds Cage?

Kruise — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:33:40 +0000

" We have two button quails that are about 5 weeks old in a finches cage. We have..."

Ladders or other climbables?

WCflockers — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:01:48 +0000

" Just curious what you do? I have tried to build ladders out of tree limbs/stick and..."

First time Coop Build......Need some pointers.

PJfarms — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:17 +0000

" I have been around birds all my life. From chickens,pheasants,quail,ducks,geese my..."

Exciting news!!

SobbaChickens — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:58 +0000

" While running around looking for sand I came across a pile of pallets at my local..."

should I be locking up my Ladies?

nancyrae — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:46 +0000

" We are building our coop!! (SO exciting!) We will be putting in a ramp that will..."

Chicken wire along interior framing?

ShadyHillFarm — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:38 +0000

" Any thoughts on running chicken wire along the inside studs rather than board them..."

Updating floor in coop

MissAllison — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:38 +0000

" I work on a non-profit educational farm and am hoping to update the floor in our..."

Ideas for a dual purpose coop, hopefully breeding too?

taylynnp — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:18 +0000

" We're planning on building a 8 X 14 coop with an enclosed 17 X 14 run. They will..."

Critiques needed please!

match-nickel — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:54 +0000

" I recently posted some building pics of our new coop..."