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    Nest boxes: use of plastic dishpans.

    Newbies here building first coop. We have 6 standard hens 4-RIRs and 2 leghorns. Our henhouse has 3 nest boxes. The boxes are 16" side by 14 deep with a thin plywood front with a smaller opening to enhance the notion of a small, safe cave. There is a small lip on the front to assist the hens in...
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    How tall are standard Pearl White Leghorns and R.I. reds?

    Another newbie question. We know chickens range in height from 8' to 18". Our coop design calls for the chickens to be able to walk under both the Nest Box Module and the conspicuously higher perch. The question is how much space do we leave between the floor and the base of the NBM? So just how...
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    Position of perch from parallel wall and resulting manure box dimensio

    Thanks Pat, your answer means I don't have to redesign the coop, especially since I have alread built the run which is the base for the henhouse. We are having fun, sitting outside with the chickens is better than anything on TV. Thanks again, Terry
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    Position of perch from parallel wall and resulting manure box dimensio

    To:Woodland Woman, Patandchickens, Sillybirds, BigoakHunter and Elmo Thank you so much for taking time to share your expertise with such consistent answers. Here is what we think you told us relative to the questions about perch location and manure box dimensions: 1. Chickens want to roost as...
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    Position of perch from parallel wall and resulting manure box dimensio

    My name is Terry Smith. My wife Cheryl and I are newbies, building our first coop, a protable one with the run underneath. I am Obsessive Compulsive by nature and over-engineer everything. We have the only trashcan bin in town that can survive a nuclear blast. We have taken a coop design off the...
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