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    coop size?

    Hi all I'm in the planning stages.. I'd like to have a dozen hens. I have the opportunity to get a 4x6x66" chicken coop with 3 nesting boxes. I like it because it has a people-sized door I can get into, for one thing. I would also be able to have as large a run as I like, and the hens would be...
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    New member-questions about getting a coop

    How come no nest boxes down low??? Chickens get in and poop in them? When I had chickens *years* ago (30??) I had a large outbuilding/shed that we simply put nest boxes and poles in-boxes were about 4 feet off the ground. I don't recall any issues with them.
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    New member-questions about getting a coop

    Thanks for all the replies The thing is, I don't have the time or knowledge to build a coop. And my husband is building a big deck right now so there's no way he would have the time to do it. I have to find something suitable and I'm a little concerned about your comments re: the quality of the...
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    New member-questions about getting a coop

    Hi all I just joined BYC - in preparation for establishing a mixed flock of about a dozen hens. I raised chickens for eggs and meat years ago, and now I'd like to get back into the egg part, also with an eye toward a nice hen for my granddaughter to get involved in 4H (she's 6). I'm looking at...
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