We have one laying chicken left; she is healthy and cute. Just needs a home with other chickens. We are not in a position to take more chickens right now, so we need to rehome her.
We have those queues, too, when a hawk may be around. Main alarm is crows...And have seen multiple times a murder of crows relentlessly chasing a hawk (or three) away.
Great design Aart! I built one to your specs. We only had a few tablespoons of wasted crumble one day when the girls were having a party and filled the entire bottom up with food by constantly scratching one day when they were still getting used to it...but otherwise, never any waste...ever!
if you use lathe screws, anticipate which direction the wire will pull/push (direction of force) so you know which corner of the 1/2" hardware cloth square the head will hold. Wrong corner and it is pushed on, the hardware cloth with simply pop over the lathe screw head. Correct corner and it...
If you go with a metal roof, depending on where you live (update your location in your profile please!) put plywood and underlayment underneath so you don't have to deal with condensation on the steel roofing at certain times of the year.
I’m wondering the same. I’m at the point to be painting/coating/flooring the interior. Floor covering or painting seems like a no brainer. Interesting thought on leaving interior walls bare to breathe!