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Whoops, no we started with them having the run of the run as well as the coop. Starting tomorrow night I’ll check around dusk to see if they are in... they are smart little things so it probably won’t take them that long to figure things out. Thank you!

Can’t wait to see it once it’s done! Just wondering @rosemarythyme I’m putting them in at night then blocking off their door with a piece of plywood so they can’t get out each night. The dream is that eventually they will put themselves to bed and get out when they want in the morning and we’re...

Update: Got everything done yesterday and the chicks are happily living outside! Just wondering, the low for tonight is going to be 9 degrees Celsius (49 F). Is this too cold for them? There are 6, and their coop is insulated and has pine shavings in it, with the door closed off. Will they be ok...

Depends on the winter but generally yes a good amount. We did install a roof cover on it today and we got the ventilation in too! The chicks are happily living outside. I’ll post pictures tomorrow as it is too dark here right now for a good quality one, lol!

Thanks! It’s been a great learning experience but we’ve done it (almost)!!!!

Update: Did the whole run yesterday and moved the coop and run into place. Today we’re going to do the ventilation, window and putting more dirt into the run! The chicks should be out by tomorrow!

Ah, that makes sense, thank you. We will just stick to the apron then. Hey, it uses less hardware cloth, so that’s even better!

@rosemarythyme you helped me on my first coop question too! Thank you.

Thank you so much! I think that it is a good idea to have the chicks in the coop while we finish the run. We will get started on the coop ASAP! No, the run will be stationary. We were just going to do the whole floor wire because width of the roll of wire fits the width of the bottom exactly...

Ok thank you, I’ll have to measure tomorrow! It’s about 2” across. Any advice on ventilation/windows?

Ok thank you! Forgot to mention that a few will be bantams. Any ideas/advice on the ventilation/windows? Thanks in advance!

Hey guys! So when I joined a few weeks ago, one of my first posts was about my coop. Weeelll.... I very quickly learned that it was not “the perfect coop” that I had thought it was, lol! It needed ventilation and a window. So we’ve been procrastinating... going on trips and filling weekends...