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    Coop design advice needed

    That's looking sharp. Nice windows too.
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    Supplementing chicks diet?

    I got a little nervous and decided to toss a bit of grit about the run for them. They are picking it up and it seems to make them want to forage more. They are putting those ridiculously big feet to good use and chasing every bug that makes the mistake of crossing in to the wire.
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    Coop design advice needed

    Digging footers is never fun. You ought to try doing it for an actual house!. Good job on the extra effort. Well worth it. I can't wait to see the progress pics.
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    Coop design advice needed

    You could do what we do at work with our portable tents/shade covers. @ 5 gal. buckets filled with sand or concrete and a piece of rope. Just ad more buckets if you need to. Not very ascetic but, portable and effective.
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    Supplementing chicks diet?

    There crops are doing fine. Thanks for the tip.
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    Coop design advice needed

    Yes, pressure treated will twist and crack even if you paint it. you are better off using yellow pine and sealing it. Yellow pine is resin heavy and will last a long time if you keep it off the ground. BTW if you had pressure treated wood that was rotting, it was staying wet and getting the...
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    Supplementing chicks diet?

    Will letting them scratch the goodies out of the dirt in their run suffice in the place of grit? They scratch around out there and peck at the ground already.
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    Supplementing chicks diet?

    I have read on several posts here to keep the little ones on chick starter until the are 12 to 16 weeks old. When I was a kid ( many moons ago) I saw my grandmother toss all kinds of veggie and baked goods scrap out to her birds and the chicks would follow the hens to the feast and eat the same...
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    Coop design advice needed

    Oops forgot! Get the anchors with the solid loops bent into the and place them close to where your foundation will be. That way you can use lag bolt and washers to attach them to the base of the coop.
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    Coop design advice needed

    If you want to keep the option of portability open for your coop, you can get "hurricane" anchors from most bigger hardware stores, Home Depot or Lowes. They are basically augers, with a long upper shaft. I recommend putting them in well before you actually start building your coop. It will make...
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    Return to childhood

    I bought the little coop because I wanted something to use as a pattern for a grand expansion. I am a carpenter by trade and dimensions are something I study. This will get out of hand very soon. Thanks for the welcomes. I'm happy to be here. BTW a hawk crashed into the hardware cloth cage and...
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    Return to childhood

    Thanks...my wife is starting to feel neglected.. Just kidding
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    Return to childhood

    It has been over 40 years since I have enjoyed the entertainment of watching a couple of month old pullets discover the outside world. I was 1000 miles away from wanting chickens until I drove by a yard near my home and saw a flock of rotund RIRs running around the yard. Childhood memories...
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