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    Chicken coop - on a slope, suitable for hot and cold climate

    Thank you very much. Lots of useful advice. Yes those temperatures are extreme either end. They will get to say 35+ degrees only a few weeks max a year, more like 25-30 generally. And -20 is cold, -10/15 overnight and -5/-10 daytime more usual. The garden has been terraced off already in a few...
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    Chicken coop - on a slope, suitable for hot and cold climate

    Fantastic! There are foxes and hawks around, and deer. But nothing major like bears or anything. So it would need protecting for regular animals but shouldn't need anything major. Does covering the run from the sides cause condensation issues? The house has a south facing garden, and although...
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    New chicken keeper - in the Mountains

    Sorry, I rarely use ft, as use cm/m in the UK. Trying to work that out. ok for 4ftx4ft min. 4ft =121cm So min 150cm/1.5m2 per chicken. So a 1.5m or 4.5ft wide coop should be fine, and then need to decide on length by how many chickens. Was thinking to raise hen house also so they have the...
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    New chicken keeper - in the Mountains

    Yes we wont be able to free range the chickens i'm afraid, so the coop will need to be fully fenced in. A) so the don't eat all the edible plants B) the actual garden isn't fenced in on all sizes, and it wont really be possible do to house location and access etc Thinking 3m x1.5m run if...
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    New chicken keeper - in the Mountains

    We do hope it will be an amazing adventure. Now I need to brush up on how to ask for chicken supplies and coop building material in German!
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    Chicken coop - on a slope, suitable for hot and cold climate

    Morning. We are relocating to the Austrian Alps shorting, and are looking to start keeping chickens soon after. The climate where will be is hot 30-35+ degrees in the summer, and can be -20 degrees in the winter, with snow. Is there anything in particular we should do during construction of a...
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    New chicken keeper - in the Mountains

    Morning. I have wanted to keep chickens and move toward semi self sufficiency in future. However for years I have been living in an apartment in London, England, so it hasn't been an option. We have now purchased a property and will relocating to the Austrian alps around Christmas time. Once...
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