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    Help would be appreciated to help me start my chicken adventure!

    That kind of coop seems like a good idea to me, I'd like to have your opinion ; http://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_pets-livestock_chicken_chicken-condo-chicken-coop-design.html I would make the roof differently though to make better air movement and replace the window mesh by a real...
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    Help would be appreciated to help me start my chicken adventure!

    I do understand why a walk in coop would be much better, but I really do not want to get into something this big for only 3 hens. Maybe after a couple of year if I have a confirmation that I really do like having chickens and all goes, well, I could consider having a walk-in coop, but right now...
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    Help would be appreciated to help me start my chicken adventure!

    But will the chicken need water (and food) inside the coop too? That is what I think and it's a big part of my design problem since I'm trying to figure out to make space for roosting, nesting, feeding + ventilation.. Oh. I thought a heat lamp was mandatory, but if it aint a good idea, I...
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    Help would be appreciated to help me start my chicken adventure!

    Hey guys! I've been lurking backyardchickens and a handful of other sites for about a year now to gather some idea to build my first coop, but I find it real difficult to start this project out since there is so many different coop design as well as different breed, owner type, climate...
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