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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    No the patio is part of the run. I told her that pretty bench is going to get covered in poop!!
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    Our littles Ginger Spice our Rhode Island Red Buzzy taking a selfie.
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    Thank you! We're having fun with it. It's amazing how fast the little ones grow. Just waiting to sort out our cockerels.
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    Here's the chicks hopping up the ladder.
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    Here's the chicks hopping up the ladder.
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...construction

    She had been hinting, well maybe a little stronger than hints, that she wanted to convert the covered extension of our shed into a coop. A couple of weeks ago I got started on it. Grace, who loves to help me dig, is watching over the project. Got all the posts set in concrete. Everything...
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    Hawks got 2.

    Yeah, I don't think we'll be letting our girls out in the yard. We have eagles and hawks around here on a regular basis.
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    Chickens Still Thirsty

    +1 on the galvanized waterer. They stay pretty clean and don't need to be refilled very often.
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    Yikes - Hair wrapped around tongue!

    Note to self - No whole grapes!
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    how deep of a tray under roost

    I used 2 x 6's around the tray to keep them from flicking it all over the place.
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    Concrete floor coops

    Our coop has a cement floor, no drain. The walls and ceiling are sheathed in plywood with trim boards along the corners. Any gaps were caulked. Nothing can get in. We have pine shaving on the floor and plan to sweep them up when needed.
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    building a run with wood for the bottom part of walls?

    I used treated 2 x 6's between my fence posts and fastened 12" of 1/2" hardware cloth beneath it.
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    Yikes - Hair wrapped around tongue!

    My wife went out to check on the chicks last night before we went to bed. One of them had gotten a piece of her hair, that had fallen in the coop, wrapped around its tongue. The other chicks thought it was something to eat and were tugging on it, making it tighter. She came and got me and I...
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...

    It's been a lot of fun. We did a ton of research on the build and my wife is very happy with it. A lot of the research was done here, so I thank all of you for your helpful postings.
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    So she wanted a chicken coop...

    Thanks everyone. Last night was the chicks first night out in the coop. Had to go out around 1:30 am to check on them. Everyone was fine! This morning their exploring their new surroundings.
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