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  1. thisdman

    Our new coop for a newbie

    OK I finally finished the run. Lots going on but I did have the girls outside in a temporary run in the interim. The run is 30'x8' and its 7' tall. I gave the ladies access to the underside of the coop so they now have a total of 304 sq. ft. of run. Here's some photos. I attached treated...
  2. thisdman

    Our new coop for a newbie

    Sorry, hit the wrong button. I'll finish. We had to move the sand so some work could be done to our yard. We are trying to dry the sand in the sun before we put it into the coop. We'll start back with that task tomorrow. Lots and lots of field mice around here. The red tail hawks we have living...
  3. thisdman

    Our new coop for a newbie

    I didn't know that about the coons. Do you think they will get past my clips? The pile under the coop is sand that we will be using to fill the floor further. We had to move it to have so
  4. thisdman

    Our new coop for a newbie

    Thank you Brenda. We are putting in a run. Lots of woods and predators. I'll build Fort Knox so the babes can thumb their noses at them. No bears around here. That's good, I can't beat a bear. Thank you too Moonshadow. My wife takes over from here. I will be sure to tell her about your...
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    Our new coop for a newbie

    Thanks for all the compliments and suggestions. I am concerned about the ventilation, however, we live in upstate NY and our winter temps go below freezing for months. It can get down into the single digits and even below zero. So it's a balancing act. I was not planning on opening any windows...
  6. thisdman

    Our new coop for a newbie

    Hello everyone and thank you for all your comments and suggestions. We are new to chickens and use this site a lot to help us learn. This is my first post. Our girls have moved into the coop today, we have 6. I really hope I built this right. Please let me know your thoughts and if you see...
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