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    Large, Open-Air Coop in Central NC

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    When to move the chicks to their coop?

    For sure...The primary reason we removed the brooder was the inconvenience for my 12 yr old daughter. I built it out of salvaged window screens and it was too tall for her to easily care for the chicks. In the coop, I built two levels of temporary roosts. Interesting, four of the 1 week old...
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    When to move the chicks to their coop?

    We had a similar situation as yours this Spring. We had 6 five week old chicks and 20 day old chicks. We built a coop in an unheated pole barn and initially put the brooder inside the coop. After one day we got rid of the brooder; all 26 chicks were together and we had zero issues. The fist day...
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    Thanks! We’ve been wanting chickens from the time we moved out of town 5 yrs ago. The deal was when I finished the house we could get some. Well...I’ve been trying to build a house on my days off for the past 5 yrs...then I started a pole barn....then I had 1/2 a house and 1/2 a barn....I...
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    Yep, 12x14. Taking the barn down would not be fun :hmm Speaking of barn, I have some left over siding and old corrugated metal from last Summer when we sided it so that’s the plan for the coop as well. It will look like this when it’s done. Also, yours and a few other posts pushed me towards...
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    And a few more pics until the next phase...thanks again for the inspiration! Maybe this will do the same for others about to take the leap!
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    For sure; I have a big old heavy flatbed I plan on dragging it with! Next we added kids, chicks, heat, light, food and water. So far so good! Next days off we’ll add siding and roofing and drag it outside and build a run of some sorts. Thanks
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    We then added a door (forgot to take a pic) and built a few fun things for the inside of the coop.
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    Next we sheeted the walls and roof, and stapled the hardware cloth to the front windows...
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    Next added rafters and the side walls...
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    Then built / framed the front, middle, and rear walls. We used some salvaged and new lumber.
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    Wood’s Coop / First Timers

    We jumped in head first. Built a Brooder with some old window screens; filled it full of chicks, then built out first coop! The kids and I had a blast and it was great quality time. I work away from home and the chickens have really brought my daughter and I together while I’m away. We’re always...
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    Dark Brahma: Hen or Roo?

    Well I guess we have two Brahma girls. Thank you! Bug, the small one was overly aggressive towards us at 4 weeks when we added a dozen chicks to the mix. She left the other four older (4 week) chicks and wouldn’t leave the day old chicks. If we reached over to grab a chick she would immediately...
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    Dark Brahma: Hen or Roo?

    Here’s Bug, the smaller more aggressive one...What do you think?
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    Dark Brahma: Hen or Roo?

    Sounds good; I’ll have my daughter take a pic today and send it to me. I’m away for work at the moment...thanks again!
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