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    Coop layout questions/feedback request

    Thanks, Frostette! I had read about ventilation, so when we put the roof on, there is a ridge vent gap underneath the ridge cap, and there will be gable vents on the gabled ends up high. The rafters are open under the roof and will get screened for predators. I have been looking for some...
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    Coop layout questions/feedback request

    Made a little progress on the henhouse portion of the coop. Thought I would make the walls tall, so used the 10 foot 2x6s. Then, when hanging the rafters, was thoroughly reminded of my fear of heights and wobbly ladders. So now looking for a roofer to throw some purlins and sheet metal up for...
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    Coop layout questions/feedback request

    Hi! I've been reading a bunch and we finally have started construction on our coop. The entire coop will be 12'x40', with the henhouse building 12'x12' and run 12'x28'. Wall height will be 9', give or take. We have the floor framing about done. I have some layout's drawn up in excel to get...
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    Hello from Texas!

    Hi Debbie! We have the general design in mind, with a 12x12 coop area and a 12x28' covered run. I will definitely be perusing the coop forum! We do know, for the moment, which side of the building we want the nesting box on, so that it's closest to the house and doesn't require entering the...
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    Hello from Texas!

    Thank you both!!
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    Hello from Texas!

    Hi! Justin & Michelle from Spring Branch, Texas. My wife and I have talked about raising chickens for a couple of years now and are reading as much as we can about it, and have started on the coop and run, and plan on starting out with 6-8 chickens. Several neighbors raise chickens near us...
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