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rather than up on blocks with a floor, could this just be set on the ground with the earth as floor ?? of course with hardware cloth of some type to keep predators from digging in ..?

also...sorry. I can't find this but how tall is the inside? I am 5'6" and want to be able to stand up inside ...

ok...my question...what state are you in ? How cold does it get in the winter? I am in Northern Michigan. The currently WAY TOO SMALL coop I am using was made for three hens (by a friend who gave me the hens and coop). I have since added and am up to 6. It is insulated (the guy is a craftsman...

PDZ....is a very fine...powder or granule (use the granules) that is used in horse stalls to eliminate odors. Works great in chicken coops, esp under the roosts...you can sift out the poop with a cat litter scoop...available at any farm supply

I made mine with the square kitty litter bucket mainly because it has a hinged lid !! Also made a waterer using the chicken nipples...also out of the square bucket...it hangs against a fence really well....

don't waste your time planting 100 sq feet for your chickens. They'll have that destroyed in a day and all you'll have is less money in your pocket from the seed you bought. Any plant material would need a couple years of rooting to be able to stand up to chickens scratching in it. Now, if you...

try bakeries for free buckets...also Burger King usually sells their pickle buckets...you can buy a tool that opens the lid from home depot about $5. I use kitty litter buckets. the lids are hinged and open easily. Can be found in most recycling dumpsters for free if you don't use them yourself...

I love all this poop talk but I want to know is...where do you put your nest boxes and how do you keep the hens from pooping in them ??

why throw it away ?? This should all go in your compost pile !!

your birds are so beautiful !!

sorry, I do not understand this picture at all. I don't see where,/what are the poop boards...perhaps a few more pix from different views would help

Is there any reason one shouldn't feed dry cat food to chickens ? Not as the regular diet, but a handful thrown around for the occasional treat.. You can pick up some pretty inexpensive large bags of cat food at places like Menards. I would never feed that cheap stuff to my cats, but as the...

My hens will NOT use this feeder...

...or...just slip the cut off part over the whole contraption and that would do the same thing !

how about using a square kitty litter bucket....for the feed....the lids are attached with a 'hinge' and easy to flip open and close....and they are free after having used the litter. ...just need to get a large enough saucer for it to fit into....but to hang straight you would need two...

I am using a square heated dog dish. holds over a gallon I would say. Only problem is the girls stand on the edge and poop into the water. I am looking for suggestions how to cover the top so it stays cleaner....teepee / a-frame style I'm thinking ..

there is certainly a ton of great info here !! Thanks !!

Thank you !!! I think I figured it out...my neighbor put a light in his coop and NEVER shuts it off !! I will tell him I will not sell any more of his (hens') eggs, until he puts a timer on that light !!

I have 6 hens and NO rooster and my eggs are lovely...sometimes just a tiny speck of blood...from straining I think. However, as it is winter and my girls are not laying well, so I sometimes get eggs from a neighbor to sell to my co workers. The neighbor DOES have e rooster. Today for the second...

I'm grumpy when there is snow on the ground too !!! Usually November to April here..... :P