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    Coop and feed room storage question

    I’m in Wisconsin… blowing snow will go up and through vents… however I have some large 6x18 vents that open at 70 and close at 35degrees along with 6 -6” soffit vents that will be always open, 3 windows and 1 door with screen as ventilation…
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    Ok so maybe a bit of background… we’ve had chickens for the last 15 yrs…started out with city chickens once I helped get the ordinance changes for the city of Milwaukee…taught a few chicken classes to new chicken owners in order for them to get their permits. Moved to a farm 4 yrs ago that had a...
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    I’ve had my fill of poop shelves thx…lol. I do deep litter and then I’ll open those big doors and shovel it all out at once. I can’t have that much open eves in this area… besides the cold, the blowing snow will be an issue in this open location…I did order some great vents that open and close...
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    No poop shelves for me…I do deep litter and it works well…I’ll be able to open those large doors and shovel it all out into my tractor bucket in one swoop! Lol
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    The shed is 8x12 the actual coop space will be 8x8 …they free range so plenty of room for 20 chickens to roost at night. @Alaskan I’ve had the the all in one coop design already…I’m done scraping poop off garbage cans…lol…
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    Everything in the shed side will be chicken related…no gas, mowers, fertilizer will be stored there…the large doors are already in place as seen in the pics. Good to know about the styrofoam, I never even thought of that! Thx
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    Hello from Wisconsin

    Hi All, Not new to the forum but had a bit of a break as we moved from city chicken owners to country chicken owners. Went from 4 hens to 30 and loving it even more! Through last years pandemic we sold enough eggs to pay our taxes!! Now this year we are heading into winter with 2 horses, 29...
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    Living the country life…

    Living the country life…
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    Coop and feed room storage question

    Looking for ideas and advise on dividing my coop into 2 separate areas. One for the hen house the other for feed and tool storage. What are your ideas about having a solid wall to keep out all the chicken dust versus a wired wall….I know how dusty things get so I’m leaning towards a solid wall...
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