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I had a large fancy coop at my old house, with sliding door I had to get in my hands and knees to clean. New house, new opportunity. I have cinder blocks, 2x4s, plywood, metal roofing. And looking to contruct the coop with absolute easiest to clean and fill food/water as possbile. My thought...

yeah, it's just the pic.

I bought 4 chicks in April, they were all born April 5th 2016. I purposely got 4 different breeds which I believe are: - speckled sussex - gold laced wyandotte - ameraucana - isa brown I've been getting eggs now for past two months, and only have three colors of eggs. How do I know that...

run gets muddy. thinking now either pea rock or gravel. thoughts?

I can get sand, but thought it would get messy. I live in MN. Under the sand would I put landscape fabric or just dirt? Could gravel work instead?

This is all I have. I suppose I could get gravel instead or just use this?

thx for advise everyone. i'll switch the feed. also, no treats when noisy - maybe even a water squirt for discipline.

I'm new to raising hens and have 4 healthy hens born on May 1st. I now feed them layer feed and fresh water each day. Most days I also give them treats of either bread crumbs or egg yokes. The neighbors mentions to me they were noisy and I didn't believe it until I had my windows open last...

how about putting some 4mil black plastic down first, then a few inches of gravel?

I'm thinking of putting some gravel in the run to fix the problem. I live in MN with lots of water and obviously snow. Thoughts/Suggestions?

I'm not sure on breed, just your basic chick hens (I guess I should research that). I would prefer hens that I can let out and will come back home. Thinking 4 hens is a good number. I also could put chicken wire around the coop about 10' x 10' to let them roam around in if that's a good idea.

I'm new to raising chickens in my backyard, and have found two coops on craigslist which appear to fit my needs. I'm looking for the following: - small-mid size - easy for maintenance - ability to heat in winter (I'm in MN) - ability to let the chickens out and play in the yard - easy to move...