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    Where should I buy a chicken coop from?

    Watched a random youtube video about some random prefab from amazon. In a nutshell he said that the wire used is so weak that only a chicken couldn't break it. He was breaking it with his fingers no less. You would be surprised what you can/could do with a simple hand saw, some nails and...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Thinking no more than the 150 watt for the bulb BUT. Thinking the heating pad/plate will be better for me after sleeping on it.
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Actually after thinking about it, I think the heater pad, plate thingy would work out better for me, if indeed they worked. :)
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Like this: ??????? Do these cover enough area for 15 chicks or would I have to have more than 1 for this? Also.. will this work all the way up until they feather out? I can get a heat lamp for $12 and keep in mind this started out as a $0 free build from scrap. Got to keep money to a minimum...
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    Coop problem?

    Dude! Just put plastic around the coop until it warms up. Roll of plastic and a few staples.. when warm weather comes, rip it off. 20 dollars and 30min of your time a year. Thats my plan for my over ventilated coop. :) You don't have to seal it completly,, leave a couple feet at the top in...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    I could just put this type brooder over nesting boxes.. would raise the brooder up enough to reach everything better and enclose a space above it for the hanging of the heater. That way the adult birds won't be able to mess with the bulb and burn the coop down
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Thought brooders was supposed to be kinda tallish like this: Can't put roosts and poop catcher over that with just a 7' ceiling..
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Do you have a heat lamp in there? Looks like a lamp would be touching the birds when they feathered out enough to be loose..??
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not totally finished but should be by spring. I have more to cover and do before birds are turned loose in run. Me having a plastic top, I don't think I could trust chicks overnight as raccoon could chew threw that plastic in about 20 seconds. I just thinking brooder in coop for safety...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not totally finished... seems perfect right now in winter, but with the heat of the birds + the sun in summer might have to cut out another spot for ventilation. Options always there. We don't want other birds flying into the coop and spreading disease right? :-)
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Yup, this looks great!
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    Tired of dealing with hatching eggs with an incubator? Consider getting a couple of these instead.

    Childhood memories. I can remember back on the farm my grandmother had every sort of fowl imaginable. Ducks, geese, chickens, turkeys and guinea. I remember one time my uncles showing me a hen that had come off the nest with chicks. What really stood out was that she had spurs! Not only...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Plus I like the fact that they get "born and raised" in the coop, always know where home is..
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not counting on it! :) However I do count on getting more roosters than I want, I think the min order is 5 some places, 3 the other. Some places only offer straight run which means mostly roosters. I intend to give some away or sell some to friends... Then you must think ahead to when you...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

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