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Here are photos of my coop. I have since reinforced the coop with construction fabric. My chicken coop: Inside where the nesting boxes are. There is a piece of wood they can roost on: A close-up of the enclosed area where the nesting boxes are:

Quote: I will snap a photo today and post tonight. Thanks.

My coop is a two story coop. The top story is half enclosed and half chicken wire. The enclosed part has nesting boxes in it. The chicken wire part has a roost. The bottom story is enclosed all around with chicken wire. I shoveled dirt on top of the wire on the ground. Is this dirt enough...

Any update? I hope your chick is ok!!!

Quote: Yep, they are in an enclosed coop that we surrounded with 1/2" hardware cloth. We also attached chicken wire to the bottom of the coop and covered that with about an inch of dirt. I hope this is enough to keep them safe.

Wow...I am really sorry. I can imagine how upset you are.

When I read your post, I thought you meant that your neighbor likes to eat copperheads! Good luck getting rid of the snake!

So, tonight is the night! My four girls are in their coop for good and I am a nervous wreck about it! They were peeping up a storm earlier and I felt bad because it has been stormy all afternoon and I thought they might be scared. But I have my bedroom window open and I don't hear them so I...

I love reading everyone's replys! Glad to read I am not alone!

I am a NYC girl, born and raised. I moved from NY to Charlotte five years ago. All of my family and a lot of friends are still in NY and I received a lot of flack for making the decision to keep chickens. They think I am crazy and have all sorts of misconceptions about chickens. I also...

Holy moley! I haven't seen a lamp like that in eons!!!! Lucky you!!!!!!

Just stumbled upon this thread and all I can say is WOW! The images are awesome. I almost want to invest in a camera just to see what sort of wildlife.....and not so wild life....is carousing through my yard while I sleep! Fun thread!

Quote: It is easy to rake out, but not easy for a full grown person to walk into.

Quote: We received our coop last Friday and I started putting them in it during the day last Saturday. They go in it around 12pm and come in around 6pm. They haven't been let out of the coop yet but when we were bringing them back in, one got away and ran from us.

We put our chicks outside during the day, in their coop, and bring them in at night. Today, while getting them out of the coop to bring inside, one got away. My husband and I had to chase her through both our yard and our next-door neighbor's yard. We finally caught her with a butterfly...