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    My New Coop

    Lol...hi teach1rusl, thank you for the kind words it;s the first time I've built a coop ... but no I'm not a cabinet maker, I flip houses for a living so I do a lot of carpentry work, the coop has been a long project. Started it in November of last year still no finished, still have to build the...
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    New run, or let them free?

    If you let them free range all the time you will lose some chickens to predators. having said that you will still want a run to put them in on some occasions. by letting them free range some and putting them in there run some there run won't be such a mess... good luck
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    My New Cottage Coop

    Very nice coop... you landscaping looks awesome.. great job!!!
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    What to put on bottom of my coop and run

    Your coop looks great.. but I would not use rubber mats in the coop, you'll have to clean them to often. I would go with sand in your run, it will drain good on top of the bricks... and very easy to clean... good luck.
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    Show us your nest boxes! Ingenous design post it here!

    Hi aart, thank you for the kind comments and thank ya for welcoming me to BYC... great site and lots of great ideas. The nesting boxes are 12x12x12 and the sliders will hold up 200lb and are self closing... used them on other projects with no problems.... but we'll see how they work out in the...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Hi Deb, thanks for the kind words and yes a 4x8 feed and storage with auto feeder built in the storage wall with fill door on storage side... still a lot of work to finish it, I can only work on it on the weekends
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    Automatic pop doors

    Has anybody bought the ADOR1 Automatic Chicken Coop Door?... if so how do you like it?
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Here are some pic's of my new coop and run, still under construction, I will post more when I'm finished
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