coop building

Hi, I am looking at a chicken coop design and the author said that you might want to insulate it the coop but didn't detail how to do so. I am wondering if insulating a coop is a good idea and if anyone has done so? I live in Vermont - so it seems a good place to insulate a coop if it is necc...

We know we need to protect the wood of the coop. My husband picked up Thompson’s (because someone said it was the right thing)...is Thompson’s water seal ok? The wood is already painted grey and white. I have no issue reapplying yearly as we have a small coop compared to most (we only have 4...

Hi Everyone! First time raising chickens, have 5 and a rooster. Was told they were all female when I purchased them from Standard Feed in Jacksonville. Oh well. My problem is the rooster is bullying the girls. Actually, he is trying to breed and they want none of him. Now they are hiding...

Hi I plan on building a surprise Coop for my dad as a Christmas gift so I'm working on the plans now to finish by then but I would like some ideas and tips for it. I'm sure some of you are wondering how I'm going to hide it until then while building it. I plan on telling him that it's going to...

I am in search of a low cost 4x8 chicken coop plan w/ material list. I'm not the most handy when it comes to building things but I can follow instructions. HELP!!!!

Hi all! I am new to owning chicks and hoping to acquire some advice. City of Milwaukee ordinance states that we must have at least 16 sq. ft., living space per chicken. This can included the run as well as the coop (as Milwaukee also says coop cannot be larger than 50 sq. ft.) With that said, I...

Hello, all! I have been searching for a decent coop plan to hold my 4 chicks when they are full feathered. My husband and I were going to purchase one, but we know that it’s cheaper and sturdier if we build it on our own. We live in northern Maine, so our winters get pretty chilly up here. On...

I am going to get 1 maybe 2 silkie hens soon and I'm going to build them a coop,I might add a rooster at some point so I'm going to build it for 3. I understand silkies are small,. but how much space do they need? Also, are all silkies bantams? if so, is it okay for them to live with larger...

I have enclosed the entire run space of my coop on hardware cloth to protect against predators. We live in a heavily wooded area with a 200 acre game preserve across the street, so we will encounter every possible predator. My only worry is whether or not the hardware cloth will cause issues to...

Hi Friends, I currently have 25 chicks and am preparing to build their coop. I'm hoping to build a raised coop, but wonder what to do about the bedding. The coop will be constructed of wood, which means I cannot use the deep litter method as the wood will rot, and I fear this will happen...

I have 12 chicks and they're about ready to move to their coop. I’ve got the design down and bought all the materials, but I keep going back and forth on where to build it. I have a lot of space so should I put the coop in the front yard or the backyard? What are some considerations I need to...

Necessary context info: I relocated from Zone 8 to Zone 4, and am trying to adjust my experiences to keep pace with different climate conditions & challenges. :) I was finalizing plans for 2 chicken coops, both 10'x10', and 1 duck coop (8'x8'); the chicken coops will be elevated 3-4' off the...

Back in May 2016 I bought my first 7 baby chicks for my cardboard brooder. I also bought a Chicken coop kit (PawHut Large Backyard Hen House Chicken Coop w/ Long Run 144") Listed at 484.99, but I bought it on a good sale for I believe 1/2 price. It advertised to hold 6 hens with nesting boxes...

Hello! I was hoping to get more help from someone (anyone!) who has experience with setting up hot wire fences.... We recently set up a hot wire fence and it won't work! We tried to re configure and still nothing! I'm not even sure where to begin to trouble shoot! Help!!

I am stuck on which kind of a coop to build. I live in Canada so we have all different kinds of weather so I am thinking about cleaning in the winter and doing daily chores which style would be easier? The lifted up style would be cheaper to build, be at your level to just reach in to clean and...

Hi Guys, I'm Kaligh! I just moved to AZ last year, and Just bought my first house over the summer and have been fixing it up, and now I want to get an old shed in the back of the property spruced up to become a chicken coop! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Im...

Hi. I've come to this site for awhile now for great information. But this is my first time posting. I'm looking to hear from those of you with the "Amish/Quaker" design coops that have added additional roost bars. This past spring I added some chicks to my existing flock. But the older girls...

Hello from Western Ky (Paducah area). We bought a pre-fab coop last summer and moved our crew of 3 into the new coop and run last October. We have since successfully integrated a GLW into our flock of 2 RIR's and a BR. Now that all four are full size, I can tell the coop and roosting situation...

I have a dad who will build me just about anything and I need a loft where I can have all of my birds able to stretch their wings and have babies and not fight! Here's my current situation; I have a small open space where one pair of birmingham rollers and their two almost adult babies are...