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So just curious, I'm new to the group, so do those dots mean "what on Earth are you talking about" or to follow the thread?

I would love to compost inside the coop floor but without the dirt floor I know it would just be deep litter. Can I just throw in good rich soil from our yard in with wood shavings, leaves and grass clipping with a hard wood floor?

We now have an "envelope" in our savings titled NEW COOP! Looking forward to building my dream coop!

My husband said yesterday, lets just turn the playset into the coop and let the kids play in the chicken coop.. But the coop has been made much larger today. We just need to finish enclosing the walls around the little run. But it's not going to rain for a few days so it will be wide open for a...

We have 3 boxes already, but they are just a tad lower than the roosts so we will probably need to make them lower if they poop in them. So far the poop hasn't been a problem so it may still be ok.

We will increase coop size to 6x3 today but right now it is much smaller. The roosting bars will be 2 bars 5 ft long. Ventilation is poor but once we have cut the door open and enclosed the run we will have additional windows added. Climate in southern Indiana cold-mild winters and hot...

So you don't think doubling the size of coop and roosting space will improve it? Im not concerned for the run, they have 2 acres they run around during the day, they off and on stop in the run where the food and water is and will roost there a few times a day. But they are not confinded to coop...

Anybody?

So attached is a few pictures to help with our coop/chicken situation. My mom purchased us a pre made coop for our family. (Yes I learned a little to late that they are usually terribly made). But our plan was that they will free range all day and we built a run that if for some reason they...