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BanditMan
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Thanks a bunch!Nice job so far. Excited to see he finish product!
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Thanks a bunch!Nice job so far. Excited to see he finish product!
So do you put shavings on the ground and hen house>? i will probably go ahead with windows.To frame in for your windows you can use 2x2's from floor to ceiling and above as well as below your window opening.
If using a shed window you will likely need 2x4 instead.
Be sure to put hardware cloth on the window openings.
I use shavings in my coop. It is very dry here.
So do you put shavings on the ground and hen house>? i will probably go ahead with windows.
Your wood work looks pretty darn good. It appears to me that an external access to nest boxes would be better as the coop isn't "man size". X2 on sand for the floor, we started off with pine shavings but didn't like them at all. Put down sand in our 6x10 coop and with poop boards under the 2 roosts AND daily cleaning with a Folger's coffee container and a plastic kitty litter shovel, the sand has been great. Put the sand in last summer and it is still in good shape. If it were me, I would just put a row of 1/2" hardware cloth over the chicken wire, at least 2 ft up or 4ft even better. Chainlink fencing will only keep out dogs and coyotes. Racoons can climb over easily SO, do you have any protection from predators digging under your perimeter walls? We put a chicken wire apron under the walls and outwards a couple of feet to discourage digging, so far, so good.
Still looks like a nice set up. One last suggestion, PLEASE put your location in your avatar so that advice can be geographically accurate(snow? snakes? bears?)
Here you can see the 4ft high hardware cloth/wire at the bottom. Added these shower curtains as wind/snow/rain protection during nasty storms. Easily removed for spring/summer. I had to add grommets for strength and would use a heavier plastic if/when I replace the curtains.
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1/2 wood ash, 1/2 peat moss and a couple of shovels full of sand.