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smarsh2 - thanks for the reply Yeah, the bigger issue is that it's turned into a daily occurrence for an extended period, versus an occasional noisiness. So, you think that if she is removed from the flock, someone will pick up in her place? Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Have 5 chickens that are a year and a half old. One is a speckled sussex, which no doubt, is the smartest of all of them. Sometime in her first year, she developed a loud growling noise (think some people refer to it as the dinosaur noise), and makes this noise when she she wants something...

4 the birds -- thanks for the feedback! Yeah -- definitely looking to make the nesting boxes external. Thanks for the note on the dust/flapping/ramp. Curious about the ramp up to the bar... assuming you can only have the ramp attach to the bar at one location... if you put it at one end of...

Thanks for the ideas, DanEP My initial thinking was that having more space under the coop would make it easier to clean, get to the chickens, etc -- though you are probably right that the space is better spent on the upstairs. I've already framed the main structure and can't go wider than...

Hello, I'm building a coop and run modeled after the Wichita Cabin Coop and The Palace (thanks for the ideas!), to hold 5 hens (potentially 1-2 more in the future, though that sounds a bit too tight). I've framed-out the main structure, and it's footprint is 5.5'x12'. Despite reading a lot...