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Any tips on the placement of my roost bars or does my layout seem adequate in that regard?

That is why I’m here to make sure it is adequate, haha any tips on the roost bar placement below vents?

They will still have the full 30x16 run but only the 8x4 will be covered to protect from elements on real harsh weather days, otherwise they will have full access to the entire run if they choose to. I figured I was squeezing too many in but thought I should ask first, thank you! Does the run...

Never heard of that 1sq foot of ventilation per bird before even though I’ve researched it a lot, so I would be better off having 6”gaps at the top of the walls? That would give me 4sq feet which isn’t ideal but better I’d assume and then I also planned on having a window on the side of coop to...

Hi everyone this will be my first year having chickens I am in the process of building the coop right now. The original plan was a 4x4 coop for 6 chickens, I am now thinking expanding to a 4x6 coop for 8 chickens. I know it may be a tight fit but they will have access to a 30x16 ft run all...