Honestly it's not bad! We have pretty bad summers here also. I just keep mister out and keep them cool, but they have trees for shade so they aren't 100% in the sun at all times.
I was after the same coop, and had my hubby draw me up some rough plans. I built this coop. Here is the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/connies-coop
OK. So I buy feed from a small place up the road and when I got my babies I took them to the owner who raises chicks, ducks, rabbits etc... He held up the chicks and told me " red is a pullet, black ( at the time) was a cockerel. I showed him more recent pictures yesterday and he told me the...
Thank you! I went over budget spending around $400. Hubs doesn't know that though lol I over-built a few parts because we have bad weather here pretty often (tornados, high winds) I just didn't want it to fly across my yard in pieces and my chickens to end up in oz. haha! I had a shopping list...
Thank you! I have a feeling I will be adding to mine as well Since I now have chicken fever! They are just so fun to watch! I used a pair of big metal snips my husband had in his tool box and they worked great for me, I just took my time with the cuts. I had some goofs I had to recut. Lol...
I looked high and low for a coop online I could build that would be big enough without being too big. I'm new to chickens, and I have never built anything other than a bird house in high school ag class. My husband is overseas so He couldn't build it for me. I found a coop I loved and sent him...
My son won these two at a farm expo, and I just didn't have the heart to "get rid of them". So Now I am a chicken mom! They are 8 weeks old. I was given a white crested polish frizzle today as a birthday gift. They are separated right now, and Im not sure if he/she is big enough to tell the sex...
Thank you! I actually haven't built anything aside from a bird house in the 9th grade lol . My husband has a kreg jig, There is a roost pole up, but I think it might be a little high with their current sizes. I plan on putting down some bedding on top of the wire. I read mixed reviews on putting...