cedar as bedding or any form dusty sawdust is not good. cedar logs not an issue. I works on farms that had chicken coops made from whatever was available.
The temporary divider will let them all get comfortable.
It is also a great idea to build your coop when your nieghbor is remodling his house and your other nieghbor has some cecer boards left over from his little bandsaw mill.
I tend to use screws adn the cordless drill for most projects. This...
My plan was to get it done in time for winter..well almost one but officially winter is not until Dec 21 so I did make it. Note the custom sliding patio door to provide access to the outside world in the event the chickens should choose to venture out there.
The custom designed ramp system...
In my efforts to reuse and recycle and scrounge. I found some 3x3 posts left over from unloading concrete ties near the railway.
Rather than see then burnt. They were repurposed as Rafters.
Planning such a structure can take some intense thinking. Will the chickens actually like it? Will it be...
I use fairly simple hand tools with the exception a chainsaw and a good quality cordless drill. Used an old pair of dividers and marker to rough out the outline of the notch and then cut it out with the chainsaw. Lots of trial fitting to get it the way I wanted it, So farr all the nothecs are...
The premise is quite simple. Here in the mountains of BC winter gets COLD. We want to have comfortable chickens.
So what materials are avialable. How can a i build a strong warm coop capable of handling a mountain winter.
It has to be strong Shed snow easily and easy to keep warm.
I want to use...