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There’s vents lengthwise at the top on both sides under the roof. It’s also 6’ tall on the highest side. Before we built it we read 1.5 ft of roosting space per hen. We have far more than that and they only sleep in the coop. I’m confused how the coop could be undersized. We also are using the...

Still figuring out how to do these replies, sorry. Well, I kind of meant any options for covering the run. Some say bedding, which to me sounded messy, I’ve seen mulch as an option, granite, sand, etc. I’ve considered growing patches of forage mix on trays and putting that in there semi...

I have 12 chickens, it’s a mixed flock. Orpingtons, Easter Evers, blue Plymouth rocks, black australorp, and a silkie. The run is only 4 ft tall. The coop is 4 ft by 8 ft. And we have 1/2 acre with lots of gardens, there’s open space, areas of the yard with lots of tree cover, and a large...

We built a 10x12ft run when our chicks were 6 weeks. They are 13 weeks and we finished their coop which has 5” of pine shavings for bedding. My run is just dirt/sand. As I’ve been reading in the forum I see concerns about bio-safety and also posts talking about bedding and mulch in the run. I...