Recent content by L0laCh1ck3n

The shed needs a lot of work. I plan to bartwr for work once I have a bit more to barter with. The only reason this coop is being considered is becomes it comes with coop, runs, 10 hens, feeder, waterer, two big bundles of straw, 2 bags of food and 2 big cubes of wood shavings. All for $40.

Some are handy, i have tried in the past making a coop and it had failed. I do have an open air shed. 3 sides and a roof that this coop will be put in so it will be mostly out of the weather. Previous owner used it to store a boat. So I think it will help prolong the life of the prefab coop. I...

Building a coop is out of the question currently, which is why I looked at prebuilt ones. I am a single mom in college so money and time are tight and building know how is non existing. LoL.

I am aware of that. Thank you. I stated i knew I would probably need to rehome some.

See the way I would set it up would be from sun up to sun down they would free range in the fenced in yard since I am home. When not at home theyd have the two runs plus coop. Then at night theyd be in coop. Girls are all under six months and no roos.

I might just have to thin the flock. Thanks though. I knowbthe coop isnt ideal, but I have chicken fever and this deal is just to good to pass up. LOL.

Nuts looks like I would have to get ridbof some birds. The whole thing is only $40. So it is a huge bargain.

Found a great deal for a coop from tsc. Houses up to 6 chickens Size: 73 in. x 38.25 in. x 46 in. It comes with 10 hens. Would it be okay to keep all 10 hens if they will only be pinned up during the night hours? There is also two runs that go with it that are 55 in. x 33.25 in. x 24.25 in. So...

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If this helps it is a rough sketch of what I want in my coop. I want to have air flow from all sides if need be.

So I am making the leap into a small egg production operation (eating and hatching). I want to have 4 coop and runs that are essentially 8ft wide x 36 ft long. The actual coop will be 8x8 The covered portion of the run will be 8x8 The uncovered portion of the run will be 8x16 3 coops will have...