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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    Winter is around 30 degrees (snow barely ever sticks these days) and I think the lowest it gets is 18! So never below 0 here. Summer lately is 98 degrees at its hottest, but usually high 80s we had a heat wave last summer! I think for where I want to do my roost bars and poop shelf, I will need...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    The previous owner said she has seen raccoons but in 2 years she has had zero issues with predators! The yard is also fully fenced in for our dog, so its kinda double fenced lol. She buried the hardware cloth underneith around it (and the galvanized metal goes in the ground) and around it has...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I plan to add some logs! The previous owners have a firepit on the property with quite a few large logs I wanted to add! Additionally I love the look of large branges secured to the run for roosting and basically a jungle gym! I mainly am getting chickens as pets rather than soley for the...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I hope you all faired well with the hurricane! I used to live in Boone during my college days, it gets waaaay colder up there than here! I am only about 1.5 hours from asheville!
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I love this! I feel like I don't see open concept coops enough on here, but yours is very similar to mine! Thankfully the coop in the summer is completely shaded!
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    THIS MAKES ME FEEL SO MUCH BETTER! The coop will offer 11sqft a bird, and 9.6sqft a bird in the run (the coop is basically a run inside too with it being so open lol) which I am hoping is very spacious (it seems to be on the higher end of recommended sqft). I think I will have to add plywood...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    They buried the hardware cloth a foot down! And there are large rocks around it plus the metal, it does feel very solid and the run that is being made is also high quality and fully enclosed and will be buried! It seems like I can really work with what I have with only winterizing the coop...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    This is so good to know! I planned on adding a bit of hemp bedding to the ground but I could leave it dirt unless it rains I can add pine pellets to keep moisture at bay. There are multiple roosting bars, one on the right corner and then a large roosting set up on the left side- I am planning...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I planned to do a deep clean and paint everything inside and out, so that’s perfect! As for the floor, it is dirt but I am friends with the previous owner of the coop (family friend) and she only kept 3 chickens in here and she was extremely diligent other than the tragic hawk attack 😭 I am...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I ordered 10 chicks and they are all different 😂 I chose all friendly chicken breeds from mypetchicken and thankfully a mild climate does help make most varieties work! I know I got a special large silkie that is the same size as an Easter egger (their special breed) and a Houdan and I even got...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    Thank you so much! Thankfully the area looks to be shaded all summer, as we have a ton of mature trees behind the coop and on the west side! I was considering covering the lower parts (the left side has a tarp but it matches the other sides) with plywood, and leaving ventilation basically...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    I just purchased this house, and it came with a coop! I am already familiar with chickens, as my mom has them, and I am friends with the previous owner that had "no issues" with her chickens being in this coop, only lost a few chickens to hawks. The coop seems EXTREMELY drafty considering its...
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