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    Coop under awning

    It may have been a carport many years ago, I’m not sure. The roof runs from the garage (aka woodshop, or as my wife likes to call it, my mistress) toward the back entrance of our house. We put patio pavers under about 10 feet of it up to the house and out to the gate to our driveway several...
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    Coop under awning

    Good thought! It’ll be just under the awning and was planning to leave about two feet between it and the garage wall for the reason you mentioned. I’ve also decided today to extend the run into the yard, and further back under the awning so my six girls should have about 160 sq feet of run...
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    New member from Delaware

    Yep I know Salt Springs well. Spent much of my youth biking down to franklin forks to fish the swimming hole across the road from the park where Snake and Silver Creek meet. Small world! Are you still flipping houses?
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    Coop under awning

    Here’s some photos the wood pile will be moved, and the coop is going to be elevated to allow for more shade under the coop in the run. The last photo is looking east, so south to the right, and that’s where the human door will be, with the run coming out to the patio pavers and further back...
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    New member from Delaware

    Thanks DobieLover! Nice to see someone on here from near my hometown of Montrose. Still have family around Endicott, Vestal and Kirkwood.
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    Coop under awning

    Hi All, I'm planning to build a 4x8 coop with a 10x10 run under an existing awning next to our garage for our six chicks arriving in July. My thought was by doing this I wouldn't have to spend extra on roofing material, and it will also make it easier to run electrical to the coop if needed...
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    New member from Delaware

    Thanks! yeah the entire run and all vents on the coop will be in hardware cloth for sure. Personally I find it more appealing to the eye than chicken wire anyway. She's not a big cat, but shes a good mouser and occasional garter snake catcher for my wood shop. She's never attempted a squirrel...
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    New member from Delaware

    Hi everyone! After spending many years away from the family dairy farm in northeastern PA, my wife and I have decided to get back to our roots to an extent. Both of our families have had chickens when we were kids, but this will be our first endeavor into raising layers. Our chicks are...
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