This is excellent information. Thanks so much. It sounds like it would be worth my while. And I will keep that in mind about the shavings and concrete... didn't know how padded they are supposed to have it!
KG in Oregon, thanks much for the info on how you built that! We built a covered, rectangular run next to our shed-converted-coop... but I'd love to have one of these sometime if we get a bigger yard!
Two of our "hen chicks" turned out to be roosters... and we can't keep any roosters. Beautiful birds, about 4-5 months old, came from an NPIP certified hatchery.
Use them for breeding, a feathery alarm clock, or let them grow a little more & have a good chicken dinner!
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It's so cute to see the pictures of dogs and chickens! Haven't had my dog see them yet because the chickens haven't been in the run yet, but I'm thinking it will be okay. He's pretty friendly to everyone/other animals. He may just want to sniff them through the run.
Do you need to make the nesting boxes out of something that can be cleaned? Thinking about using those fabric crates (a shallow-lipped one) used for home storage.. but not sure how well they clean out...
Those look great for nesting boxes. There are so many creative ideas on Pinterest. What is the name of your semi-circle coop called? Looks kind of like a greenhouse idea.....I like it...
Cute shed! This post was helpful because I also converted the back half of a shed into a coop. Put in one gable vent and one window, covered with hardware cloth for extra protection from predators. But it gets quite moist in there still and I think I need to add much more ventilation!
That's super nice looking tile! Lol @ "Chicken Dance Floor". We joke that we used such nice materials in building our coop that we'd live there... it wasn't that expensive either. Just got nice wood melanine from Menard's ...