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    Comment by 'knightwriter' in article 'Compost-Included Deep Litter Hoop Coop'

    Good question! Every 10 feet of the length down each side, we dug about 2 feet deep into the ground with an auger and used concrete around the base of a 2 x 4. We screwed the pallets into each other and to the posts. We sawed off the tops of the 2 x 4s and used them in other odds and ends of...
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    Comment by 'knightwriter' in article 'Compost-Included Deep Litter Hoop Coop'

    Motorcycle Chick, These are actual "cattle panels" and "horse panels" like these: http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/feedlot-panel-cattle-16-ft-l-x-50-in-h http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/horse-fence-panel-5-ft-x-16-ft These are heavy and rigid - - - not rolls of fencing. I've...
  3. Compost-Included Deep Litter Hoop Coop

    Compost-Included Deep Litter Hoop Coop

    Have to share my husband's coop design: Pallets, cattle and horse panels, plywood, old pool cover tarp, and compost . . . Setting the posts and pallets. The entire structure is 40 feet long x 8 feet wide. 20 x 8 is the enclosed coop, and 20 x 8 is the run area. Adding cattle...
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    New chick in town - Kansas

    After lurking on here for months, reading everyone's fantastic advice, I'm finally joining the forum! We moved from the suburbs about a year ago to 18 acres south of Kansas City in a rural area. We have 28 chickens that are about 8 weeks old - a mix of Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons...
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