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    Roosting and bedtime

    Thank you both for the info. Their run is in the shade and covered with the white panels. I did get them to eat out of my hand pretty much right away, but can not touch them. Oh and wow, if they see anything new that i may bring into pen,(Hand shovel, bucket, child size rake, they FLIP out. I...
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    Are you from East Lyme?

    Are you from East Lyme?
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    Roosting and bedtime

    I thought about that but want them to like/trust me. I will try the curtain at night and then block off nesting box?
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    Roosting and bedtime

    I have 4 pullets in a 4x4 coop with two of the walls have windows that take up most of the wall. Have a 2x4 roost but at night they cuddle together in one of the two nesting boxes. I got them at 8 weeks old and don't think they were handled by humans at all, so when they were introduced to coop...
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    Playhouse to coop conversion?

    I did one also, and it can work. Mine was very hard but I had no carpenter experience or help. Mine was also made from wood, it was brand-new in box and I modified each wall then put all 4 walls together once finished
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    Playhouse Chicken Coop?

    I'm still working on it. I like it, but if I was offered $20K to build this again, I WOULD NOT do it. It was so hard, had difficulty with power tools, I'd measure and measure again and still made wrong cuts. I got the kids playhouse for $200 and thought I would be able to convert it easily...
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    Playhouse Chicken Coop?

    I think it is well worth $900 including moving it. That's a nice size. I say GET IT if you didn't yet and is still available. I recommend read, read and more reading. So much to learn and some really good ideas on conversion ideas. You could add some panel insulation on walls, floor and...
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    Dark grey comb and wattle...what breeds?

    It's beautiful whatever breed it is. I have one similar about 10 weeks old and don't know what it is. Any idea? This is one of four of my first chickens
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    how to keep chickens from spilling water in their coop??????????

    Almost time for my pullets to arrive. Are you saying that I should only keep the feeder inside the coop even though top to including floor of run has hardware cloth? But keep water in both?
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    My first attempt at a coop and run...

    Beautiful, beautiful job !!!!
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    Talk me off the Ledge... $2000 for a chicken coop!

    I forgot to ask how high of a pitch you have for pen roof.
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    My first attempt at a coop and run...

    WOW !!!!! Incredible job you did. I wish you lived by me and could help me, lol. I'm trying to build one, and my pullets come in 3 weeks so I better hurry
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    Talk me off the Ledge... $2000 for a chicken coop!

    If it comes with a good size pen, I'd say go for it. I thought I'd save money converting a brand new wooden kid's playhouse, since I know very little about building anything. I found that it would have been so much easier to build my own. Conversion was/is very difficult and costly. My husband...
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    Corrugated Plastic Roof?

    Looks great. What kind of joist did you use for roof? I'm trying to figure out how do do mine, 6'x8' . I don't want to have to make cuts to fit
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    Neighbor's Chickens Trying to Join My Flock

    Thank you for doing that. I have a similar situation with my neighbor, 1 chicken and 1 dog. Both are neglected. Very difficult to read my neighbor other than very strange
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