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    Chicken coop flooring

    I cover a plywood floor with a recycled vinyl billboard. We use pine shavings and it's not the least bit slippery. Super easy to clean or turn the shavings over. I wrapped it up the wall in case we ever wanted to use a hose to thoroughly clean it out. The shavings under the PVC water system in...
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    Chicken Health Chart

    We started raising chickens about a year and a half ago and are trying to get more in tune with their health and habits. I made a list of things to check and we plan on checking one chicken a week. Does anyone use a chart like this? Can anyone thing of something that should also be...
  3. Here you can see where the water system come in from the back wall, turns and goes out the front. We put a small wooden box on the floor near the front wall so the bantams can reach the drippers inside.

    Here you can see where the water system come in from the back wall, turns and goes out the front. We put a small wooden box on the floor near the front wall so the bantams can reach the drippers inside.

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  4. Here you can see our watering system. Fill it outside, it runs inside then back out. There are 6 drippers inside and 6 outside. We even made a lower section for the bantams. We put a removable cap at the lowest point so we can clean it out. The whole system hold about 8 gallons.

    Here you can see our watering system. Fill it outside, it runs inside then back out. There are 6 drippers inside and 6 outside. We even made a lower section for the bantams. We put a removable cap at the lowest point so we can clean it out. The whole system hold about 8 gallons.

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  5. It took three bags of pine shavings to cover the floor about 3" deep. As I mentioned, we are switching to sand by this spring. I can see already there will be eggs buried in this stuff.

    It took three bags of pine shavings to cover the floor about 3" deep. As I mentioned, we are switching to sand by this spring. I can see already there will be eggs buried in this stuff.

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  6. We've learned so much from this site and have taken some of the ideas we liked best and incorporated them into our coop. Here you can see a few of them; holes between each box and curtains on the top row. Yes I said curtains. Made from some old blue jeans, they will offer our hens both privacy and a stylish box that says "Yes, yes they are skinny jeans".

    We've learned so much from this site and have taken some of the ideas we liked best and incorporated them into our coop. Here you can see a few of them; holes between each box and curtains on the top row. Yes I said curtains. Made from some old blue jeans, they will offer our hens both privacy and a stylish box that says "Yes, yes they are skinny jeans".

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  7. Here you can see the anchor in action. The bottom door has chains on it so we can set the egg basket on it. Still need to build a platform under it to make it easier for some of the shorter egg collectors to reach the top row, lol.

    Here you can see the anchor in action. The bottom door has chains on it so we can set the egg basket on it. Still need to build a platform under it to make it easier for some of the shorter egg collectors to reach the top row, lol.

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  8. The doors to the nesting boxes. Notice the old boat anchor? When the top door is raised it lowers and hold the door up.

    The doors to the nesting boxes. Notice the old boat anchor? When the top door is raised it lowers and hold the door up.

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  9. First night in the new coop! We waited until they were roosting for almost an hour in the old coop before we moved them over one at a time. Overall went really smooth. Now they are in lock down for a few days so they get all nested in so to speak.

    First night in the new coop! We waited until they were roosting for almost an hour in the old coop before we moved them over one at a time. Overall went really smooth. Now they are in lock down for a few days so they get all nested in so to speak.

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  10. Recycled a vinyl billboard to cover the wood floor. Should work better than paint and its free! For now we are covering it with pine shavings but the plan is to switch to sand by this spring.

    Recycled a vinyl billboard to cover the wood floor. Should work better than paint and its free! For now we are covering it with pine shavings but the plan is to switch to sand by this spring.

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  11. A friend just built a 3,500sq ft house and had a bunch of fiber cement siding left over. Doing a little trading, I am going to frame in a room for him in his garage and the siding is all mine!

    A friend just built a 3,500sq ft house and had a bunch of fiber cement siding left over. Doing a little trading, I am going to frame in a room for him in his garage and the siding is all mine!

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  12. Ripped 2'x4's in half makes really cheap trim boards. I bought them new since I was about out of straight boards by now. They were primed and painted before installing them.

    Ripped 2'x4's in half makes really cheap trim boards. I bought them new since I was about out of straight boards by now. They were primed and painted before installing them.

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  13. The rest of the rafters are on, as is the metal roof. Inside all the nailers for the trim and siding are also in place. I had just enough scrap plywood to sheet the back wall. Now making good use of an old vinyl billboard before we put up the siding. That will work as insulation and help keep any draft out. You can see where I extended the roof in the back corner. That will keep some of the rain out of the chicken door.

    The rest of the rafters are on, as is the metal roof. Inside all the nailers for the trim and siding are also in place. I had just enough scrap plywood to sheet the back wall. Now making good use of an old vinyl billboard before we put up the siding. That will work as insulation and help keep any draft out. You can see where I extended the roof in the back corner. That will keep some of the rain out of the chicken door.

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  14. Here you can see the straps I used to lift one end of the roof onto the ceiling joists.

    Here you can see the straps I used to lift one end of the roof onto the ceiling joists.

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  15. Here we begin to see what it will look like. The center section on top will be used to store hay for the winter.

    Here we begin to see what it will look like. The center section on top will be used to store hay for the winter.

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