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FIRST EGG! The oldest hens are 4 months old now and I went out just now to check the gals (it's close to 100 degrees) and discovered a perfect brown egg! I only put nest boxes in the coop yesterday as I thought eggs were weeks away!. I had time this weekend to covert the old kids...

Thanks guys! I will take a pic of inside later - not much to see though - have not built the nest boxes yet but have a poop board roost in there for when they are big enough - they are only between 3-5 weeks old. I have a baby roost under the big girl one. I started with the "Building chicken...

Thanks for the ideas! Yes, I will only be ptting them in a pen when I am working in the yard/can see them but I am planning on using treated 2x4's and 2x2's. I plan on using sideways 2x4's for skids to make it easier to slider around. It will be heavier than pvc but the skids will help - it will...

Hi everyone! Thanks to all the peeps on BYC who have helped me along the way. I started this coop last month and girls moved in this week. I am going to put some dirt/grass seed around hardware cloth apron. I am thinking of dicontinuing spraying chemical fertilizer and week killer this year...