I actually built this a year ago, and made a few changes here and there.
The coop itself is 8' x 12' and the run is 12' x12'. It has a vinyl floor inside covered with 6 to 8 inches of wood chips floor inside
I got the post and and the band boards up, squared and level. post are set in...
There was one day a few weeks back that i went down to the coop at 6 PM and got 10 out of 14 chickens.Well I went down there again at 8 PM,in the dark and collected 2 more. they were on the roost.
The next day I went down there around 2 PM and got 13 eggs. Then around 6 I went down and found...
Got 9 out of 15 yesterday, our best yet. we were getting 4 to 5 with an occasional 6. can you imagine the look on my 8 year olds face when he saw all those eggs!
We got our leghorns ( 4of them) at the end of February. and 16 weeks to the day we got our 1st egg. and for the last week its been 3 to 4 white eggs a day. we have 15 total. 4 golden laced Wyndotts, 4 Barred rocks Got those Feb. 1st, 3 buff Orpingtons (had 4, 1 didn't make it) Feb 13th and the...
I have the bucket mounted under the lean too side of coop. the bucket on top is my pvc feeder. ( this picture was taken before the outside waterer but is under the window)
I keep a lid on to keep debris out
a piece window screen held down by a big nut to stop little stuff from going...
I don't get on PC much that's why there is a long gap in some of my replies.
I lowed the roost inside and took out the High one outside last night. I went down there at 9 and 2 were on the lower bar outside. Taking that out today.
As for ventilation, ( this picture was takin under...
Yeah, I have my chicken nipples set inside and out., fed off a 5 gal bucket, works great. I can show picts when I can., works pretty good.. I just don't do much pc time
Well that sounds good then. Would the be crowing yet at this age if the were roosters? Also What about them roosting outside? Is that not such a good thing? Should I take the board away for awhile so they go in? I think i should...
Well I tried tonight to get good picts, but the barred rocks were all up in my face, making it pretty hard to get a good pict. with my cell phone ( not as smartphone) of all the chickens. If I go in the run they come right up me like they are mad at me I will sneak the wife's camera out and...
They (4 golden laced Wyndottes, 4 Barred Rock (around 20 weeks old) 3 Buff Orpingtons (18 or 19 weeks) and 4 Leghorns (16 or 17 weeks)) just started laying 2 weeks ago and we got 4 so far today. been getting a couple of white eggs from the young leghorns for about a week now. that's average...
See any roosters?
There is the 2x4 they are roosting on
There is what the side looks like.
The 2x4" wire and chicken wire.
The front of the coop
I aimed a little low but the roosting bar is at the top of the photo.
I figured I would throw in the nesting...