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My chickens free range in my back yard. The grass part of the yard is flat, and as you go away from the house, there is a hill that goes up at about a 45° angle and then there is a forest behind that. The hill is covered with mulch to prevent erosion. Well, the chickens are digging up the mulch...

Thank you for your response. A lot to think about. I've already dug a 12" trench around the entire deck to bury the hardware cloth... I'm pretty committed to this plan. I can close off half the area so the run is a smaller portion of the under deck area (say, 16' x 8'), so less to keep clean...

Thank you ! I will update my profile. I'm in New Hampshire. About half of the deck has a metal roof attached underneath it, with a gutter to direct runoff, so it'll be dry in that area. The rest of it, yes it will rain between the deck boards, but snow doesn't get through. It is also wind...

Thank you for your feedback! I have decided, for now, to use the Snap lock large coop, rather than convert my shed. Some people have suggested the Snap lock coop may not be ideal, but I'm going to try it. If it doesn't work out, I'll use it for a (very expensive) quarantine coop. For the...

Hello all, I'm a newbie. I posted earlier today about putting a run under my pool deck, and also ideas for a coop. The feedback I received was that I should consider a different plan altogether. So... I have a 7'x7' Rubbermaid storage shed, next to the deck I want to put a run under. I could...

The deck is around my pool, downhill from the house by about 30'. I am also terrified of getting mice and rats!

Can I ask your opinion on the Keter plastic shed in my comment above? I really do struggle with construction, so these resin Lego type sheds are all I can handle. I can add more ventilation near the roof? It's also $300 less than what I paid for the smaller coop in the previous comment (I...

It's 39" wide x 64" long x 43" tall

It's 16 sq ft, I believe. No windows, just the vent. I'd need a solar light, I believe. I'm not very handy. I debated between this coop and the Keter resin 4x6 garden shed

Thank you for your feedback! So today, I went under the deck and raked out all the dead grass and debris, which was definitely a challenge to do bent over. So that's something to think about. With fencing all around, I wouldn't have access from the outside of the deck area to reach in to clean...

I am new to chickens and am getting ready to construct my coop and run. I plan on letting the chickens free range in my back yard, which has a 5' welded wire fence on all sides. I want to enclose the area under my deck to use as a chicken run for when we are away for a weekend or need to keep...