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I should end up with 8 hens and 1 possible rooster if we keep him. The rest are going soon. Maybe this weekend... Yes, I want the ladder aspect. The 6 nesting boxes dont take any of that 4ft space. They stick out the side and are supported underneath. I'll have to try both ways to see if long...

Is it okay to change roost location eventually? Does that mess with their pecking order and cause problems because they have to readdress who will sit where? Right now the laying boxes are closed off so the 3 roost poles are lower and going across which means there are 3 at 4 ft long. When we...

Okay, I know you mentioned ventilation being more important than warmth. And I believe you. Well let me tell you what I observed today. Normally after I turn on the light, they all begin to file in. After they are all in, I leave the light on a few more minutes while I clean up, refill food...

60+ overnight! Coop windows are open tonight! It will be operation ventilation!

I'll definitely read the article, thank you! I'll go on to say that I have a good 2-3 inches of pine on the 4x8 floor and I have yet to smell the odors that people are speaking of. I will say that the coop's entire floor is a tray and pulls out completely so as I change those shavings, the whole...

It's been extremely windy and in the 40s here. We even had frost twice last week. ???

Thank you! I'll keep working with the extension cord and light for now. Maybe once it is warmer, and we begin to use the windows regularly, then having them open will also bring in more light.

The coop is 4x8 and quite tall. My husband can stand up inside. There is a window on one end, and another window on the side that has their door. Then we have a large cleaning door for us which is only opened for that purpose.

It was 3 weeks of rounding them up and that got old. I was sweating! Too old for all that. But, I turn on the white light and they practically RUN straight in by themselves. I have at least 2-6 Roos in that 14 of which 1-5 will be going back to where they came from.

I hope this is the correct place for this. I have a 4' X 8' coop for 14 chickens that are 8 weeks old. Once I moved the chickens to the coop, I followed advice and left them closed in for almost two weeks before ever letting them into the 8' X 12' run. Once we allowed them into the run, they...