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    Sand

    I have closed off the walls for the coop and I am now framing out the run. I was thinking of just using construction sand for the run but that seems like just giving them a barren desert to live in. Has anyone mixed their native soil and sand together to get the benefit of both? I’m open to...
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    coop layout advice

    Hello again, I appreciate all of the great advice I've been given about my coop and run design. Tomorrow I am going to start building the new run. When I am finished, I will have a 6x6x6 foot coop which will be completely closed in aside from vents and a 6x8 foot run which will be closed in by...
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    Designing a new coop and run for three additional hens

    The flooding is because of poor drainage. The soil is clay. We don’t have to deal with snow.
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    Designing a new coop and run for three additional hens

    do you think the new rum needs a roof or could it just be chicken wire? I’m also considering construction sand for the run which will be elevated above the ground level to prevent flooding.
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    Designing a new coop and run for three additional hens

    Wow thanks for all of the great advice everyone. New plan: close off walls and add floor to the 6x6 structure and add on a 6x10 run using the same timberframing techniques. I really appreciate the help.
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    Designing a new coop and run for three additional hens

    The larger frame is the run and the small shed is the coop/nesting box. We have three chickens already and I would like to get three more. The run is 6x6 and the coop is 4x2
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    Designing a new coop and run for three additional hens

    We have three chickens who have been living in the saddest chicken coop for way too long. We are hoping to add three more chickens. I am a timber farmer and built this overly complicated chicken coop during the pandemic. My wife has done some more research and it’s looking like the coop/nesting...
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