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With all the interior floor space, I could put in a brooder area for a broody hen to hatch chicks. I also could put nesting boxes on one of the walls I am putting in, with access from the outside. It seems like I could use OSB/chip board for any paneling that is needed, to save cost.

Yes, old concrete, rough texture, some holes and cracks in it.

This is a drawing of the corner I am thinking of repurposing. The walls are all field stone and cinder block. So I would be looking at cutting an opening for an auto-chicken-door into the wooden door in the corner and having the run off the corner of the building. My initial thought for a...

So I should be sure to make the barn as secure as possible and, if I get an unexplained drop in egg laying, look for signs of infiltration and get out the appropriate traps.

I was thinking about exactly this, but also am wondering, if a predator gets into the barn and is climbing and rattling the wire, trying to get in, will that upset the birds? Would they feel more secure if there are walls? Or will they be fine as long as their roost is high enough to make them...

Hello all, I have been back on the family farm for about 9 months, and am once again thinking about getting chickens. There is an old dairy barn here, that hasn't been used in decades, but water and electricity still run to it. I am tempted to build a nice big run outside onto a corner of the...