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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Noted. I shall do that
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Maybe I will drill holes in the sliding door for air flow. Maybe that will help circulate better. My floor is 3/4 treated ply. Thinking about running some oak 1x6 lumber as a trim around the floor to combat that.
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Wow great article! Thank you for that. I was just going to drill a few holes but now I think I am going to do more
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Ok I will make some tweaks to the plans.
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    My plan is to cut holes in the top portion of the coop. Sometime this week. I have left the chicken door and window wide open in the mean time to keep the air flowing.
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    I have the chicken wire laying on the ground under the mulch and fastened to the run. It extends 3ft out all the way around. The hardware cloth is a great idea! I will get some this week and incorporate it in. It's hard to see but there is shade 80% of the day on the run. I cut out that area in...
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Thank you!
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    1 australorp and the rest are raster eggers!
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    Nailed it! You are good!
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    My first coop and first chicks!

    I have never built a coop before. But I studied a few plans and picked what I liked. I am still working on my run. Just need to add a door to it and some sand. The coop will get a roost this week and I will open up the nesting boxes when they get older. It is fully insulated, only because I had...
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    I'm New Here!

    Almost as much as raising the BIG chicks!
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    I'm New Here!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am very new to chickens. I actually just got my ladies 3 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I ordered 8 and suckered myself into 1 more on the way out of the store! (3) What breeds do you have...
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