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    Waterproofing bottom of brooder

    I don't think I would put the penetrating epoxy anywhere on the inside. I did the bottom and edges of my floor. My floor sits on a frame and that sits on cinder blocks. I was not worried about the inside because I do not plan to put water inside unless I am washing out the coop.
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    Waterproofing bottom of brooder

    I used regular plywood on the floor / bottom of the coop I am building. Like you, I wanted to make it waterproof or at least not so likely to rot from moisture. Here is what I did - I saturated the bottom and edges of my plywood boards with penetrating epoxy. I've used this for years on anything...
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    Tying Together Wire for the Run

    I am about ready to start putting the wire on the run. I am using the "normal" octagon shaped "chicken wire" that I remember from forever enclosing chicken pens. The wire is 36" wide. I will have to tie together multiple lengths side to side. No, I don't have the luxury of having a board every...
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    How Many Feeders

    The coop is 8' X 8' and will house 12 chickens. There is a run - 8' X 12'. I do not plan to put a feeder out in the run, only in the coop. How many feeders and what size(s) should I put in the coop. I may eventually end up putting a range feeder out in the run if it becomes necessary but I do...
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    Coop Roofing Materials

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions. i think I will go with the white plastic corrugated material for the roof. White will reflect the heat yet let more light in. Thanks Adrian
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    Coop Roofing Materials

    I have pretty much everything designed for my coop and run except for the roofing materials so advice is requested please - I live in southern Louisiana - warm, rainy summers - cold, rainy winters. The roof will be a flat slanted roof, slanting to the rear of the coop - facing north...
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    Nest Box Question

    Hi everyone. I'm new here and you might say new to raising chickens. When I was a small youngster we had chickens but they were yard chickens - no coop or run - so much of this is new to me. BTW - that was way more years ago than I want to remember. I have a neighbor who has a coop/ run and...
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