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    Coop Design, open-air in WI and other considerations

    The first time we got a lot of snow, they stayed inside, but eventually came out and poked around in the areas that were shoveled. As the winter went on they were less afraid to go out in the snow, especially when it would melt a bit and wasn't so high. It was fun to see chicken footprints all...
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    Coop Design, open-air in WI and other considerations

    drop *her* a line I love my 6x10 woods coop! Since I finished it so late in the season (mid-Nov) I only got a temporary roost set up in there. I set up two 2x4s across the back of the coop, resting on two more diagonal 2x4s attached to the floor and almost to the top of the back wall (like a...
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    9 Month Old Pullets - Molting?

    Out of my six pullets, two are molting. I know that three of them were laying before the cold got here, now down to just one laying. The other three have yet to lay an egg. I'm getting 2-3 eggs per week. No supplemental lighting here either.
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    9 Month Old Pullets - Molting?

    I have six hens and they are dealing with a couple of stress factors right now - it's recently gotten pretty cold up here (well below zero, some days high around zero, although it's been warmer some days) and they all moved into their new coop just over a month ago. Each bird has 10 square feet...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Koitoy, you could try a rubberized coating on the floor and lower part of the walls to protect the wood. I used Blackjack #57 which was recommended by several people on this forum. It hardly had a smell at all during application, and once it is dry it makes a nice thick coating and a good seal...
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    How cold is TOO cold for a chicken?

    Wow, thanks for taking the time to give us a tour. So cool to see what an established deep litter system looks like from all angles. Looks like a real nice setup. The birds seem so calm and happy!
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    Awww, thank you! I'd like to do it again. It was so much fun to learn a new skill. Maybe next year I'll need another outbuilding. Maybe a sauna!!
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    You are correct aart, the bottom edge of the window is below top edge of the front roof. Not exactly how I intended it, but once I got the front roof on I realized I'd painted myself into a corner, so to speak. I could alter the setup by replacing them with smaller windows, but I also love the...
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    WthrLady, yes, I realize now yours was one of the coops I saw early on, and wow I can't imagine building that through the winter! The run looks great too. I checked out the nesting box / roost situation you have, looks very nice and cozy. I love the speckled paint. This would be a good...
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    I have been saving my receipts in an envelope and just crunched the numbers this morning; my coop came out to about $1000*. Most expensive items were the things that I had to buy in large quantities and there was some waste: house wrap, shingles especially. But not bad! I was thinking it would...
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    My house is white with dark green shingles. I want to paint the coop Forest Service Green, a very specific creamy jade color. Here's an example: I think it will look pretty with all the greenery in the yard during the warmer months. It's also the kind of color that you would find on the...
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    Woods-style house in the winter

    I made a post about my coop, @aart @bruceha2000. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1144881/open-air-poultry-house-aka-woods-coop-in-minneapolis
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    Open Air Poultry House aka Woods Coop in Minneapolis

    We got 6 chicks at the end of March, and after they grew out of the brooder this summer, we housed them in kind of a junky old coop that we got for free off craigslist. It was not very serviceable, especially for winter, and when I was researching coop designs I came across the open air poultry...
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    Woods-style house in the winter

    You bet I will, as soon as I have permission to do so! I have lots of pictures. It's as done as it's going to be until the temps come back up above freezing, which... who knows. I'm not optimistic.
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    Construction of our cold weather chicken coop...pictures too!

    This is so gorgeous! Good work. Especially giving consideration to the different needs of each group of birds. I love the look of the continuous translucent roof across the coop and the run. That photo of the bear though! You mentioned lowering the roosts for winter. I am learning about...
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