I like it. After your pointers today I actually went and had a closer look and before next summer will remove some panels relace with fine mesh wire and increase the ventilation. Love the open-air coop you have there. Very Good tips!
Thanks DobieLover. You're correct about the poop build up so it gets cleaned pretty regularly. Not as worried about dogs as the yard is very secure just outside the view of that video. No bears as I'm in Australia. Some foxes though which haven't proved a problem yet however I have taken some...
Thanks 3KillerBs, having 3 is good then. You're right as far as prefab companies pushing overcrowding at the same of a buck. They seem pretty happy with the 3 of them in there and my thoughts would be 4 max based on advice you've provided here. I live in sub-tropical Brisbane Qld where summers...
I used some silicone bead around all the joints and since posting my video I have tightened the screws and joints of the timbers. I think next, I'll find a sealer paint and give it a once over. Checking after rain its pretty good. The chooks remain dry.
What do you think of my chicken coop? It houses 3 but could probably get a couple more in there comfortably. Its got a modified run for when there's predators around and automatic door to avoid those early morning wake up calls!
I grew up with chickens at my grandparents' home and when we had kids we decide to get chickens a couple of years ago.
We currently have 3 chickens, and ISA Brown, an Australorp and a Plymouth Rock.
Some of my favorite things about chickens are just watching them play and explore the yar. They...