A new start... Guinea fowl coop (edit: lots of pictures, more as I go)

BlakesFarm

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9 Years
Jan 6, 2011
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Last year I started with 6 guinea fowl and I kep them in this coop:

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During christmas a dog got in and killed all 6 of them. I free range them from around 2:00pm until dark, the dog came at lunch time. When I came to let them out for there day, I saw all 5 guinea fowl (one got killed by a hunter a few weeks before this) ripped up and feathers everywhere. There was a german-short-haired-pointer in there.

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(note: This is the least graphic picture I have, picture will be removed upon request)
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I am restarting and I plan to buy 5 guineas. I am going to build a new wooden coop for my guineas, and I am not going to let that (above) happen again!


Here is the area I have to build a new coop:

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Here is where the old coop was:
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...I will post updates on how I am building the coop...
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Step 1... Level out the area:

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Step 2... Put grass seed down. This is for the guineas to eat in the run & to prevent erosion.

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Step 3... Put straw over the grass seed (after mixing in the grass). I put a tarp over the place where I want the coop and to keep birds from eating most of the grass seeds. After the grass comes up I will remove the tarp.

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Blakesfarm,where in the upstate are you? We live in cowpens but all the family is near greenville and laurens.hope u have better luck this time.
 
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See the grass?
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I dug holes 1 ft deep, 4 1/2 ft apart:
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Went out and bought three treated 4x4x8, we have one untreated 4 by 4 post (we will stain the bottem where it will be in the ground). These should be the only peaces of treated wood we use.

$7.00 ea 4x4x8

-$21.00

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