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    Best features for a coop

    Cool, so front-opening nest boxes. Would make it easier to transition from the small type coop to nesting box for a larger coop. So the Carolina Coops all seem relatively small as far as the actual coop goes. The runs get quite large, but the fully enclosed coop proper never looks larger than...
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    Comment by 'Orange_coop' in article 'My Brooder Palace'

    Very nice! My friend has been using some kind of small dog playpen which she calls the "colosseum" because of the round shape. And then someone gave her a brooder made from a cabinet. This is much more refined. What do you use for the brooder heater, exactly?
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    Best features for a coop

    Well my hope is that if people are determined to buy something too small, they could at least buy it from me and then turn it into something better when they wisen up. I've seen a lot of people double down on a bad idea rather than going with a better plan! I have a feeling that aart is on to...
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    Best features for a coop

    I'll have to look into Sketchup. Thanks! I know a coop smaller than 4x6 is kind of silly, but what I see being sold is the small stuff. Then people realize they want a bigger coop. So the main marketing idea is that you can get this coop, put it in your car, and then expand it later, and they...
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    Best features for a coop

    OK so I would think of it as being like a duct, the smallest part is what really matters. Yes, I have 20 years as a renovation carpenter in my own business. I did a year or so drawing decks and porches etc for a decking company using a customization of AutoCAD. If the program weren't several...
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    Best features for a coop

    . I am currently driving a Nissan Sentra as my personal vehicle and you would not believe what I have been able to fit in that thing. My thinking is to have panels perhaps 3x6 maximum. Make the panels easy to join so you could put together any length of them and yet still fit the panels for a...
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    Connecticut!

    She built a coop based on some plans she bought, and now that she has turned into a chicken collector it's too small. So she is getting an additional coop to supplement. I told her about this forum but she likes her chicken groups on Facebook.
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    Best features for a coop

    So chickens like to get against the side of the coop for shelter when outside? Is having the coop raised up better than having it on the ground? I'm guessing it is best to be able to block off the ventilation in the winter in colder locales? Easily done with some removeable insulation.
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    Best features for a coop

    Hi, all, I've been thinking about designing a modular chicken coop. Something that I could put together as panels in the shop, panels which would be easy for a person to transport in a car and then easily put together when they get home. Problem is, I don't have much experience with chickens...
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    Apron and overhang against fencing and tool shed

    I'm not sure I understand your question about the overhang. Are you trying to get the wall of the run closer to the shed while keeping the water from the roof out of the run? If so, then yes a gutter would do that. If the run isn't that wide, would it make more sense to just extend the...
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    Connecticut!

    Thanks! I saw some reviews of them which said the same and figured they would be a place to avoid. Yes, she has or will have room because she is getting a second coop. And along with that comes desire for more chickens! Thanks! Any idea where to get an Ayem Cemani?
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    Connecticut!

    Hi, all, I'm also in Fairfield County. I'm looking for a few chicks to give to my friend who has really gotten into raising chickens recently. My friend has started getting some of the fancier chicks from Tractor Supply and raising them, but I know she gets very attached and I worry about the...
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    New member: Orange_coop

    Hi, all, I'm one step down from an aspiring chicken keeper, which is to say someone who is friends with a chicken lover! All the fun stories and almost none of the poop. Maybe someday I'll be in a situation where I can have a few birds of my own, but for now that isn't possible. Right now I'm...
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