Thanks for all the feedback will try to post more pics as we go along. Can't take credit for the litter box/nest box, saw it in some coops on BYC and loved the idea
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My hubby just reminded me that the top portion is going to be screen as well with a cover that can be propped open for winter and taken off in the summer. I think that and the front panel screen will be enough ventilation right???
Depending..where are you located?
We are in PA Juan...
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It looks like it will be a good coop except for the wire floor, one of the things you will learn about having a wire floor is their poop does not empty through it but instead clogs the wire up and you have a very poopy mess that you can clean out because of the wire, I have a friend who...
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My hubby just reminded me that the top portion is going to be screen as well with a cover that can be propped open for winter and taken off in the summer. I think that and the front panel screen will be enough ventilation right???
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We LOVE this bin, has been really great for us, definitely recommend checking this and any re-uzit or Habitat stores around you. Best of luck, we are still building our coop so I will definitely be keeping an eye open for more ideas and bargains
We (my hubby) are making our coop from scraps we have lying around. I think he is doing well so far seeing as we have never had chickens and this is our first coop. Any advice accepted, this will be inside an indoor run and is for 3 chickens. There is a poop board that slides in under the...
I built a small one for our chicks too....they LOVE it. Our EE is on it constantly and I caught our BO sleeping on it already. I had a stick from the yard in mine at first too but it fell one day and I felt like I had to do something more sturdy. I'll have to see if the next one can be more...
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Very cute chicks. We were only going to raise two chickens that my two youngest daughters picked out. My oldest daughter(17) felt left out, so she picked hers out the next day. I fell in love with them and now I'm up to 8. My neighbor across the street has a rooster chick, so I'm...