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    DIY Coop Questions

    if you look at the pic “coop2.jpg" you'll see a big open area in the front. That's going to be a window with hardware cloth behind that I'll be able to open/close as needed and I'm going to have some vents in the triangular boards for cross ventilation. Thanks!
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    DIY Coop Questions

    Hello All, New to chickens, getting four from a friend *soon* (when I finish my coop/run). I started working on my project in the fall and everything got put on hold, but I want to get this finished relatively soon now. Anyway, I was originally given a small coop which I decided was too small...
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    Hand-me-down coop ventilation question

    got two 4" louvered vents. Just gotta lower the roost bar (and build the nesting boxes and finish the enclosed run and get the feed & water situation set up which will be JUST in time to get winterized...)
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    Hand-me-down coop ventilation question

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    Hand-me-down coop ventilation question

    Hi All, Thanks for all the great responses. In regard to the enclosure, my plan is to have a hole in the side of the wire fencing that will be a pass-through (some type of super-secure tunnel) from the coop to the enclosure, and the whole enclosure will have a roof (hence the pitched framing)...
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    Hand-me-down coop ventilation question

    Hello Chicken Gurus, Newbie here. I was given a coop (and this free coop is probably costing me hundreds of dollars for other stuff, but that's beside the point) and was told that it should be able to accommodate 4 chickens. The inside has one roosting bar and I'm going to build nesting boxes...
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