chicken coop help

I stay in a tropical country. So it rains a lot. A good thing about the weather is that we don't have winter and temperatures stay in the range of about 23 Celsius (night) to about 35 Celsius (day). My coop is in my fenced garden. I'm having a problem keeping the floors dry. It gets really...

We have 3 adult roosters that we took in. They were never handled much by humans and are skittish. We built a coop for them and they will NOT go in. We have tried everything (used treats, food, pool skimmer, made a run outside of the coop to trap them, etc). They run away before we can catch...

I need some advice! I’m working on building the run for our chicken coop and have a question about securing it from digging critters. I’m using two sides of an already existing fence (see picture). I can’t lay a predator apron on the other side of our fence (neighbor’s property) but will have...

We have a shed for our chickens to sleep in with lots of roosting bars and then they have their outside run. 4 out of 8 of the chickens aren’t taking themselves inside to roost once the sun falls. Tonight I went down to shut them in and we very narrowly missed the fox getting inside our coop...

Hi I have read loads of great things about BlackJack 57 but cannot find it in Ireland and shipping from the US is expensive! Is this the same? Thanks so much

Hey all! I’m a new chicken mama with 4 eight week old Easter Eggers. I’m hoping to pick up their new coop tomorrow from my local Tractor Supply. What do you guys think? I’ll also have a separate, larger mobile run that I’ll put them in from time to time and move them around my yard so they can...

Hi everyone! I'm a brandy new chicken mama and have 4 eight week old Easter eggers. They're still in their brooder and we will be moving them to their coop in the next couple weeks. They have a small attached outdoor run, and then a ramp into their indoor coop. They run is on dirt/weeds. Here...

Hi all . Just setting up my coop which I am using a large shed for at the min . I have ordered some perches and a little swing ladder thing . Just wondering what everyone has inside their coop and what have people used for nesting boxes ? I’ve seen some great ideas from old milk crates and...

As a first time chick mom I am learning as I go but I'm a little stumped with how I should try to introduce or encourage the chicks to start getting used to their nesting boxes. They have been in their big coop for a month and they just haven't been interested in the nesting boxes. They are just...

Hi All! I've just taken on an allotment site in my local UK based village. I've been looking at purchasing a coop to put on the allotment for my two chooks however they're all extremely expensive for something that looks like with a huff of wind, it'll topple over. My farmer friend delivered...

So, I have 4 chickens & 1 rooster in a coop already. But, I have 1 rooster and 3 chickens that roam. They do not go in the coop- and never have. They have literally always free roamed. With winter coming- I want to build them something to use IN CASE they want to go in. It's currently raining &...

I’m looking to possibly build a second coop to house my little bantam cockerel (and a few ladies) when he gets older as I have 2 standard size cockerels in my main coop. I was originally thinking about doing a personalized A-frame coop as it would be easiest and it’s only for a few chickens...

Hello Chicken Lovers!! :) I am fairly new to this site and wondered if someone could send me a link to the Colorado forum. Looking to have an insulated coop built and would like to find someone with good experience and local. Thank you so much and my best to all of you and your chickens for the...

My name is A'isha Bauer and I am the founder- owner of an organic health and wellness products manufacturing company, (for humans, till now - but from 2019 for animals and plants alike - we are all interconnected ;) in downtown Chicago. Over the past few years, my husband Chris and I have been...

Constructing a pen easier than it seems. You need to pinpoint some important matters like the materials to buy and the tools to use. Plus, you also have to consider the area where to build the suitable pen for raising your chickens. Alright, the easy yet crucial part begins with planning...

Hello Everyone! I am new here and this site was recommended to me to help find someone honest, kind and experienced with building chicken coops. I had one started but it has been a nightmare. The person that I hired didn't make the coop the way that was agreed upon. Let him know what I wanted...

I was using wood shavings in my coops ( I have 2, one for chicks and 1 for ducks) because I was having trouble with flys, I did research and found the sand method which helped cut the fly problem in half. I did that about a month ago, last week I was changing out the feed and water dishes and...

anyone here have a coop this large we have a 160sqft shed in our backyard that we plan to make into a coop. we will have separate areas for breeders, and broodys. pics to come, any tips or ideas are welcome no run bc they free range

anyone here have a coop this large we have a 160sqft shed in our backyard that we plan to make into a coop. we will have separate areas for breeders, and broodys. pics to come, any tips or ideas are welcome no run bc they free range

Hello! I have 3 hens and I was looking at this chicken coop to buy. (link below) https://urbancoopcompany.com/product/round-top-mobile-chicken-coop/#coop What are your thoughts of the chicken coop? I also have 1 issue. I have an automatic door by Chicken Guard on my old chicken coop. It is a...