Recent content by DyaSna

I’m not sure I can do the whole area due to the door. I don’t think I can get the current door secure enough or weather proof, so I will need to inset it by 3’. I think that is the current plan. I think we will be getting started this weekend.

It is 12.5’ is diameter and we live in northern Indiana. We are going to build an enclosed coop inside, remove these older boards that I guess they used a long time ago with corn.

The crib is pretty tall, probably 30’. We are going to have to make a hard wire roof within. We are actually going to take all of the slats down, hardwire up 8-9’, and build within. We are in northern Indiana. We live in an open woodland setting off farm ground.

Thanks, I think we’ve come up with a floor plan. Going to get started!

I am going to get a picture and post, but they are very tall, and I plan to put a wire rood inside so that predators can climb up and get in from the top. I do think I could separate into 2 floors of roosting space on one side and then the nest boxes on the other with a ladder and put feed and...

Thanks and yes, I will only use hardwire for sure but we can go to a charger if necessary. Since we own horses, I actually have a charger not in use.

I am a newbie and we have a corn crib silo that I want to use for the coop. I know we will have to hard wire over the crib fence as they are too big to keep any weasels out, however it has a good concrete floor which I think it worth using instead of using it as a run. We are going to build a...

I am trying to find coop ideas and saw this tread. I don't know about chicken poop, but I grew up with ducks and I am hoping chickens are less than that. Duck poop was everywhere. As a kid we had ducks and geese, I really enjoyed the geese they are great watch dogs but again there is the poop.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? For the second year my daughters school incubated eggs, and she wrote a persuasive essay to us on allowing her take one home. Brought 2 home on May 17th. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We now have 4 chicks (3) What...