Hello Friends,
My husband and I built this coop over 3-4 weekends. We found that the Kreg system of joinery was by far the fastest and easiest way to connect all the parts. No overlapping joinery was required and the joints are as strong as could be. If you position the bored holes to the...
Hello,
We have a Barred Rock, an Easter Egger, a Black Australorp, a Sexlink and a Cream Legbar. They're eating Nutrena Organic Layer crumble with grit and oyster shells and the occasional veggies from the kitchen, but they don't seem to be getting very big. They're eggs are a fine size but I...
From your drawings I'm noticing that your roosts are cut from plywood. Those are normally dowels or better yet branches. 1-1/2" diameter works great.
I would also suggest putting your roosts above an area that's easy to clean, regularly. In the beginning it's fun to go into the coop and...