I hope the "other things" are nothing serious. Much smarter building in fall/winter. I started the week of Memorial Day and "finished" last week. 100+ heat index every day of the build.
Your concerns are over! Terry has joined in the thread. Now you get another (and much better) opinion. I'll make a deal with you. If you put out some road spikes and hijack one of those trucks with cypress sinker logs on it, I'll come over and help you build your coop!
About the only place we don't have fire ants is I n the coop! I know the chickens don't eat them but I never have fire ants in there. Black ants love the meal worms so they are everywhere but just a nuisance, no stinging.
Love English Bulldogs. Sorry he's in such bad shape. We had to put down...
My reasons for dirt floor were 1) it's easier 2) it's cheaper 3) it's cooler. They can dust bathe in the cool dirt during the summer. I have a lot of it covered with hay but I move the hay around every couple days to rake up any poo and expose a new area for the dust bath. I'm going to convert...
I really don't think I was much help other than supporting what you already thought was the right way to go. But thanks for the kind words.
We moved north after retiring a few years ago. Now we are almost 45 miles from the gulf! (Like that's any safer) but at least we haven't had a major...
I'd go with location "B" for the afternoon shade. But would you be able to see them? That's part of the fun, watching them interact.
2x8's are a lot for rafters but you could walk on it if you ever had to repair the roof. Hopefully you have help putting them up.
I have an open design facing...