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I agree. That makes a lot more sense. The photo I pulled off the Internet is a bit odd, to be sure. I think an upside down "T" configuration would make more sense for the number of chickens we'll have. We have room for more, but this is all very new to us. We haven't had chickens before, so...

Oh, that photo is just a photo I pulled off of the Internet as an example of what we might do, and we'd do that on a much smaller scale. It's not what we currently have installed. Right now, we just have the 10-foot gutter that will fill the 55-gallon barrel, and then we'll put a valve on the...

Here's the plan so far. I want to elevate the barrel to take advantage of gravity, but I won't be able to raise it too much just due to the height of the gutter. I'll be putting a valve on the bottom of the barrel and that will have a hose connected to it to feed into a watering dish or...

No. We will be collecting rain water off the roof of the coop.

Oh, we have another question. We are considering putting PVC tubing for their water source. Is mold or mildew a concern, and if so, how do you deal with it? The system would be somewhat similar to this photo.

My wife and I spent the last two full days completing the coop because we are getting our girls tomorrow. We are getting four to start with. Their breeds are ISA Brown, Buff Orpington, Black Copper Maran, and I think the other is something like a Barnyard Mix, or something like that. Here are...

Yes. I screwed up when I installed that. I thought it would be adequate, but I'm learning from forums that I need the smaller mesh. So, I'll have double protection, which is good. The 1/4" stuff is super weak.

Hi all, I'm almost done with the construction of our coop. My wife and I are working hard to get it all done so that we can get some chickens perhaps next week. Here are a few photos of it. The trench is to bury wire in for burrowing predators, which will be covered with gravel to hopefully...