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    Ventilation question

    Here is a photo of the current set-up. The large blue building is my old coop, which has been turned into my step-daughter's bunny hutch when I decided to downsize. It was getting to be too much for me to keep clean. If I would have researched and found out about poop boards/drawers ahead of...
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    Ventilation question

    Unfortunately, I cannot go taller due to the limited height of the roof of the current coop. In order to butt up against it, I have to keep this roof below the other. Unless I rethink my design of connecting the two and place them a couple of feet apart and connect them with a small "run"...
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    Ventilation question

    I have three next boxes in the other coop and am hoping (keeping fingers crossed) that the new hens will use those as well. If I find I need one or two in the new one I will add them, by cutting into the side and adding boxes that hang out the back, so as to not take up any floor space in the...
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    Ventilation question

    Thank you so much for taking the time to help.
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    Ventilation question

    Thank you so much for your help. Doing it along the wall as in the bottom photo will also solve the problem of where the pop door will go. Thanks for your help!
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    Ventilation question

    I was actually planning on putting it on the other end where the coop is tallest. Should I still put a deflector above it there. I really like that idea and wouldn’t have thought of it.
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    Ventilation question

    Thank you! To clean out I am going to put doors on the side to access a poop tray and the whole back will open as well (or possibly the other side). The run is entirely predator proof with 1/2 inch hardware cloth all around, and 18” beyond the perimeter in case of digging predators. I haven’t...
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    Ventilation question

    Sure! Here is a very rough draft, not to scale. It doesn’t include any windows yet.
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    Ventilation question

    I’m expecting new chicks in a few weeks and am building a coop. It’s going to be a simple slanted roof coop, raised 2’ off the ground. The coop itself, not including the 2’ elevation, will be 3 feet tall (floor to roof) on the tallest end and sloping down to 19” tall on the short end. It...
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    Adding a second coop

    Thank you so much for your response. I appreciate it!
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    Adding a second coop

    Hello! It's been quite a while since I've been here. When I first got chickens about 6 years ago I built a raised coop which I could stand in, basically a shed on stilts. It's about 8' x 8'. The roof of the run didn't do well and something got in and killed my flock last year. I replaced...
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    Injured leg on chick

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    Injured leg on chick

    Thank you. I will do that. Thank you for your input!
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    Injured leg on chick

    Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve been here. I’m posting about one of my new chicks. I received them on Tuesday. I kept them in the house all day and most of Wednesday. I put them in the coop Wednesday evening. When I was hanging the heat lamp, it slipped from my hand and the wire hit...
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    Guesses at these breeds?

    I was thinking the grey one(s) looked like Andalusians as well.
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