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    New Coop Design...advise?

    Thanks RJ
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    Very nice coop Grey Roo!! I guess I will have to see how this winter goes with the ventilation....also I am a clean freak and I am sure keeping things clean and dry will help with keeping the moisture down....along with air circulation. My coop is completely sealed tight and the run is...
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    Hey trooper- I HATE mice...maybe more than installing hardware cloth I built the coop tight. The only place that mice can get in is through the hardware cloth....can mice get through it? I will heed your advice and keep anything edible in metal cans....but what about in the coop? Will mice...
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    I have thought about keeping the birds off of the brooder when I have it set up....haven't decided yet how I'm going to do it. My nest boxes are going to be on the opposite side of the brooder as the poop boards backed into the storage area. So I have to work that into the equation also. I put...
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    Thank you RJ.....being in Home and Garden or Martha Stewart not really my style...I like to blend into the background :) Good luck on your build!
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    You are very observant aart - Walls and ceiling are insulated. We had a couple of 90 degree days and humid last week and stayed very cool in the coop. It does get a lot of shade. Yes that is a future vent up by the ceiling along with another one on the other side. The framed unpainted area...
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    How do they poop that much??....I swear they "output" more than they "input" !!
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    New Coop Design...advise?

    I wanted to update this thread I started before my coop construction.... I am now on the backside of the coop construction and have 10- 9 week old pullets. The construction went well....the size of the coop changed a little from my drawings to fit the materials I was using. Most of the...
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    Chicken rookie...help identify my breeds?

    Australorp was my novice guess....they have greenish colored legs?
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    Chicken rookie...help identify my breeds?

    They are going to have to lay eggs at some point or else my wife is going to think it is just an expensive hobby!! This chicken thing is just the "gateway drug" to bigger things....I keep telling my wife..."you know what goes good with eggs honey?....BACON!!" (my wife rolling her eyes)
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    Chicken rookie...help identify my breeds?

    Thank you Donrae, I hope your right about no Roos....I kind of like the little "guy" ! I know the "chicken gods" will get me for this....but up to this point it has been easy! A lot of work into the coop and run but surprisingly low maintenance and smell....which I am happy about. I credit...
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