Search results for query: *

We thought about composite shingles, then decided on a metal roof for our coop. Now, 3 months later we are glad we did. We live in the middle of a National Forest. The Forest Service did a prescribed burn that got a bit out of hand. Our neighbors chicken coop roof caught fire from embers...

We have coyotes, bobcats, panthers, cougars, plus your regular chicken killers (raccoons, skunks, hawks). In three years we have not lost one bird to a forest predator. We have since figured out the less our neighbors secure their birds, the less we see anything hanging around our chicken...

its Its hardware cloth. The building 16's 24'. We have have temp covers over the openings now due to cold weather we have had. We will be making covers of wood that will go up and down easily. However, we have had driving rains and wind an without the covers the nest boxes and chickens all...

It's so sweet looking. I love it!

Actually we have thought about that or an automatic water system. The drawback for now is how to inject the Apple Cider Vinegar (always) and/or Cayenne Pepper (when it's really really cold) we put in their water. Thanks!

I am very proud of the work he did! He is not a builder at all and this thing is rock solid! Our neighbors thought it was a guest house with all the work he was putting into it :)

My new coop. I am so proud of it. My hubby did it all on his own and took about 6 months working weekends only. It has cement and rebar under all the exterior walls and across the door opening which keeps things out very well. We have covers to go over the hardware cloth openings in the winter...

Chicken coop and yard. The coop has remained dry inside throughout the storms here in East Texas. Obviously wet where the hardware cloth is, but that is less than 1' foot in each end and in the middle. No water standing. Thank goodness for sandy soil that doesn't hold water :) Guineas...

I have a coop similar to yours. Here is a picture of how the nest boxes are right now. They aren't attached so I can move them around inside the coop. We may figure out a way to clamp them down for stability at some point. Egg doors on each side, but can reach them from the pop doors too...

Thanks for all the helpful comments. The person who built it has been keeping and raising chickens in this kind of coop here in East Texas for years. Will keep all your comments in mind. We know we will have adjustments to make as time goes by. The coop comes apart very easily into three...

Recent heavy rains over several days. Inside was dry even after two days of 3 inch rains. But we hsve ways to cover if needed.

The coop sits on a high spot and our land is really sandy so water doesn't stand. The coop is structured like long shingles. So far its stayed pretty dry inside with rec

Thank you. We love it here. We will watch the laying. When the doors are closed it is pretty dark in there. But the advice is noted.

Good to know. Will keep that in mind.

Oh I'm sure it will be dark enough. No light during the night out here at all other than starlight.

This is our coop. It's made completely of cedar. It sits in a 1/2 acre chicken yard to be fenced over the next two weekends. We plan on trying the deep litter method. We figure the deep mulch method worked so well in our garden, might as well try the deep litter method in the chicken coop...