Recent content by Urbanwiscochickens

The wall seperates the chicken living area from the nest box and storage area. The living size in the coop is 4x3, there will be a door on the side that exposes the whole coop for clean out. Has anyone built a nesting box that can be removed for easy cleanout? JT

Got the interior wall put in, using a piece of scrap from another project Got the first wall sided, this was the easy one, no windows or doors.The view from my deck, hopefully finish it up this weekend

She bought 3 chickens, eveything i read online recommended 4sq feet of coop and 10sq feet of run per bird. Mine ended up being 12sq feet of coop and 32sq feet of run with the possibility of free ranging. Do you think this is adequate?

Well today I started on my wifes chicken coop. I didnt have any plans that I went off of, she just gave me a bunch of pictures of coops she liked online and i made a crude sketch and material list one night at work. The coop is 4'x4', with 3'x4' being living space. The other 1'x4' is a built...

They are classified in with garden sheds, I double checked and its 200 sqaure feet max

Here is a crude diagram, the circles are all large mature trees, mainly elm and walnut

Yes, we are in city limits. Our ordinances state as long as it is moveable and not a permanent structure and under $2000 total cost including $60/ hour labor if built then its ok. Also must be 2' from neighboring property line.

I forgot to include that until after I made original post, ordinances says 2' from neighboring property line. With that being said, I have streets on 2 sides, railroad tracks on another, and an empty lot on the 4th side.

The chickens my wife purchased feom work will be in tomorrow, I have a coop and run design I am going with however, I am stuck on a location. How far or close to your house is a comfortable distance to keep the coop? I have a full city block for a backyard, with the railroad running on one...

T Thank you she got 4 Rhode Island reds

I recently found out my wife purchased chickens from the feed store she works at. I had chickens when I was a kid on the farm, but this will be a first for both of us raising urban chickens. Our chicks will be here next week. I have been researching a few different coop layouts and am ready...