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    New coop, first time chickens on the way

    Thanks for your feedback. I was concerned about wood not holding up to the elements outside. But based on your feedback, I think I’ve settled on a couple different size landscaping bricks to make some steps up.
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    New coop, first time chickens on the way

    I have been looking online and thinking about what I want to use for a ramp outside the coop pop door. Do any of you have thoughts about these? The black plastic one is advertised as a chicken coop ramp, but it seems like it would have the same issue as the original one mentioned above, where...
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    Ted Wickenhauser — Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

    Here is what I came up with. I sent this to Midwest Manufacturing, who does the custom design work for Menard’s pole barns. I plan on securing half-inch hardware cloth outside the window openings to protect from predators.
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    Coop under construction ~ Anything I should be thinking about?

    I’m designing a coop somewhat similar, attached to a pole barn that I am going to have built, so I’ve been reading through your thread on designing your coop. So how high off the floor of the coop will the pop door be? Do you need to have “steps” or a ramp for them to climb up to the opening?
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    Ted Wickenhauser — Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

    Hello. My name is Ted Wickenhauser, and I live on an acreage just southwest of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and had two Rhodesia Island Red hens when I was in grade school. I loved having chickens and vowed that one day I would again! I do not have any chickens right...
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