Recent content by BougieChicken

Thank you, @3KillerBs - you are always so helpful!

Hi! I’m not sure if I’m posting this right, but I’m looking for tips on how to lay cinder block around the bottom perimeter of my coop/run. What I want is to bury the blocks a bit to help level the coop and then lay predator wire on top of and extending out, then attach the bottom frame of my...

Thank you for your input here! This is very helpful!

Thank you for your help here! This is good to consider about the amount of ground material and drainage options. Thank you thank you!

Thanks everyone for the responses! I should have been more clear in my post. The concrete would just be the base - there would be dirt or shavings added on top of that for scratching and such! updating the post now - I’m still looking to read more pros/cons of both options for foundation of the...

@humblehillsfarm I saw you made a similar post - what did you end up doing? Has it worked for you? Thanks!

I’m worried the ground would hold onto the smell and attract flies but I’m not sure of the best approach with a concrete slab to make it work ☹️

Hi there! This site is so helpful at providing information. But there is also conflicting advice - probably because some questions/responses are based on personal preference 🙂 We have a current coop that’s very small and it’s on an uneven concrete slab that was already existing in our yard. We...

Love this design! How do you keep the ground material dry in the coop/run? Thank you!

Thanks for this! I completely agree. While we can’t relocate the coop now where we are - this is all helpful for the future coop coming in October! In the mean time, I’ll see about getting some wood chips!

Thanks for this, this is very helpful! We are actually moving soon and I’m hoping to do some of what you said here. We can pick out a place on our property that’s high and then you mentioned digging out 8inches? Can you help me with this? The coop will be sitting on all rock? Could we dig down a...

Oof, I just realized the photo did not include the tin we added to the run. The run does have a roof! Sorry about that 😅. thanks for all the initial feedback!!

Hi all! My husband and I built our coop on the side of our patio. We live in the city and that was the best place to keep it tucked away and not close to any of our neighbors. it’s on our existing concrete and we originally poured dirt in there for the ground material. Rain kept getting in the...

Day 3 of Corid and the poop of my Welsummer looks better. Still bloody though. One of my little girls, not sure of her breed, she’s still pooping the loose crimson bloody poos. 😔 they are all acting normal though.

None of that!