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I would take the bricks out except the ones the coop is sitting on top of. This will give you a nice dirt area to have them scratch around in. My run is 7' x 11.5' with 6 hens. I use the cut grass clipping from my lawn and the neighbors lawn in the run. I will spread out the green clippings...

Can you hose down the sand floor? Maybe the water could help soak much of the DE down into the sand and soil below.

And some of the interior.

So, between work, my son making the Baseball Allstar team and tournaments every weekend we are finally at about 95% complete with our coup build. Here are some exterior and will post some interior next. The girls are living in the coup now but I just have to put up two more panels of Hardware...

Thanks for the reply Friday Yet. Looks like I will leave the boards as is at 18" wide. They are removable so I can cut down later if needed. Here is a pic of the two roosts and poop boards. Each one looks out a window. The nesting boxes are on the right side a bit lower. You can sort of see the...

So, I've seen several post with people staying the poop boards should be about 24" wide. Here is what I am in the process of building and have one setup completed in my coop build. My roost bars are 2x4 laid flat and are at the same height as the base of the Windows I have in the coop. This...

So, I hope I'm able to post pics after typing this. We have 6 chicks that are about 6 weeks old. I have started the coop which my wife calls the Chicken Wing. I didn't get pics of the beginning so here we are so far. It is way overbuild. I tend to do things this way even if it cost me more...

So, my coop build has started. It is going well and I have researched so many aspects of what I like and don't like, etc. However, I am still "winging it" with out a set of plans or drawings". I'm pretty good with wood working so I'm not too worried. Here are several questions that have...

Maybe this is a great time to start buying some basic hand and power tools and learn to build a basic coop on your own. I can think of probably 6-10 hand and power tools that can be had for cheap that could easily build a nice coop. Your sense of accomplishment would be great as well. Either...

I'm on the look out for a full size refer or stove cardboard box to use. Lay it on its side and cut a top out of it and bingo. Should be large enough. If I can get something 3'x5' or a bit bigger it may hold me over until the coop is build. Since these larger boxes are hard to find i may...

Even being a total chick newb I can give some advice. We have 6 chicks that are approx two weeks old. Our big plastic tub is 36"x18". I can't believe how fast they are growing and how big they have gotten. We are looking to upsize the brooder this coming weekend to at least 36"x36" or bigger...

So, from everything I have read so far it is still too early to tell the which way this baby chick is going even though it is suppose to be a pullet. Or at leas 90% chance she was sexed correctly. Here's the deal. She is approx 2 weeks old; similar too the 5 other chick we have. While they are...

Not sure if i should have just asked for the other person to elaborate a bit more but thought it may be a good question to ask since there may be a lot of new-to-chick-raising people on here like myself. Here's the deal. I currently have four chicks and will be getting two more on Saturday...

Hello All Thanks for having me. I have already learned so much for just reading. Technically this is my second post as I commented on a coop build the other day. So, our family just picked up four new chicks today. They are about a week or old and are two Rhode Island Reds, one Golden...

This is my first post here as i just signed up last night, or so. I assume your question is what to put over the very top of the A frame to keep it water tight? Couple ideas. 1) You can get some water proofing membrane from places like HD or Lowes or other roofing yards. Generally they will...