Recent content by Oktober

Sorry it took me so long to follow up. I did as recommended above - I shut the hens in the coops for just over a week (with food and water inside the coop). After their confinement period, all the chickens now head up to the coop when the sunlight starts fading! Problem solved - Thanks...

Since they have been living in the coop for a few months now, should I just put some food and water in the coop and then shutter them all in therefore about a week? Seems easy enough to give it a try. -Okt

Hello All, To make a long story short, we have a 18 month old Orpington hen who has lost her two coop-mates back in the spring (we started with three last summer and lost two since). This past summer, we got 4 more chicks, which have grown up to be 6 month old (EE, two Wyndottes, and a RIR)...

Hello, My wife and I built a new chicken coop (4'x4' Purina Mills design) with a run (12'x4') a few months back. Our 4 hens have been living in the coops happily for a month or two with one exception - three of the chicken will not go up into the coop at night. Instead, these three hens pile...

So no one had any thoughts on this? -Okt

I'm looking to do the same thing. I plan on using exterior paint to weatherproof the outside of our coop, but I am wondering if I should use a wood sealer for all the other wood (inside and outside of the coop). Looking forward to the responses... -Okt

Hey Folks, I'm going to start building our modified Purina coop this weekend and I wanted to put in a window on the side of the coop (both for the birds to get additional lighting and for us to be able to look inside. As such, I wanted to ask other forum users what they have used for...

Hey Folks, I realized this may be a bit redundant, but I can't seem to find it on the webpage at the moment. What are the recommended square foot requirements for non-bantam chickens in a coop and run? I remember hearing 4 sq ft per bird in the coop, but was that when the birds are...

This is awesome - thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the conclusion! -Okt

Very Cool - thanks for sharing! -Okt

Very Cool! -Okt

One follow up question - was all the wood that you used pressure treated? Or did you use any regular wood? Thanks! -Okt

Hey Folks, With my flock outgrowing the Saltbox pre-fab coop we have been using for the last year, I'm looking into either: 1. Building a new coop with a run (Pro: plenty of coop space; Con: much more costly) 2. Keep the existing coop but build a much larger run (Pro: lest costly; Con...

Looks great - this is the basic plan that we are thinking about expanding to. A couple questions if you'll allow them: 1. What type of fencing is being used on the side of the "A-frame" as well as under the coop? 2. Are the 4 footer-posts of the coop (i.e. the legs) driven into the group...

There is some great information in this thread - thank you all for sharing. I am in the process of planning a coop expansion as I have another 4 hens in the brooder. -Okt