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    Buy? Or Build? Heeeeellllllppppp!!

    I bought my daughter the OverEZ chicken coop. It is well built and easy to assemble with 2 people. She has 5 chiickens in the medium. Plenty of space. I thick it was $800. Some will say that is way too expensive. But well built and easy are worth the money to me. We bought a 20x10 dog kennel...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    I have sand on my wood floor. There is industrial wall paper over the wood but it is just to make yearly full clean out easier. Sand does get under it directly on floor.
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    Diannastarr, I also use sand in my run and coop. It is very easy to clean. I don't clean the run. It is very large and the chickens scratch everything around so I can't even see poop. It takes 5 minutes in the coop. I have't changed it, just add more as needed. I wanted to speak to your dust...
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    My coop is finally finished!!

    Did I mention, everything but drywall and wire was repurposed. That is why it took a year to build
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    My coop is finally finished!!

    Thanks. It is a coop/greenhouse combo. Here are pics of greenhouse side. Not complete yet. Still have to install potting sink and rest of shelving
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    Advice for Chicken coop with Greenhouse together

    I put pavers there so I haven't had a problem. The roof has been on for months with lots of rain.
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    Advice for Chicken coop with Greenhouse together

    I have some of the coop. I will get some of the greenhouse side and post later. It is pouring outside and has many days. Run is dry under roof and fairly dry under area without roof. I sank 2X8 with hardware cloth in ground to prevent anything from digging under but they also prevent runoff into...
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    Advice for Chicken coop with Greenhouse together

    I just finished mt coop/greenhouse. Well almost. I still have to put the rest of shelving in and connect potting sink.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I may have to take in renter's to pay for it!
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    My coop is finally finished!!

    Thanks. It was a lot of hard work but I used a lot of recycled material to save money. Thanks to this forum I hopefully have a very low maintenance coop. It will only take 12 years worth of eggs to re"coop" my cost.
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