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  1. tjweaver84

    Shed-to-coop... help?

    The building should be big enough for all the chickens. For the run if you assume 10 sq ft of run per bird that's 200 sq ft. So I would probably go with a run of 10' or 12' by 20' (depending on the length of the wall the run is on). If you use some 4x4s for the walls of the run you could just...
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    Chicken coop vs Hurricane Earl

    I'm just glad we aren't supposed to get tropical storms force winds until later tonight. I don't think I could catch the chickens right now to put them up. But no matter how bad it gets I have to be to work in the morning (that's one disadvantage to working at a factory which uses a lot of...
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    Dead Chicken Pose!

    About once every couple of weeks my wife will look out the window and think the chickens are dead so I go out and they all jump up and run to the door. They have the dead chicken pose down pat.
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    In The Rain???

    I have one that used to run for cover when the rain started but sh has followed the lead of the other 2 and keeping foraging in the rain
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    CONTEST: When will I hit 10k posts? Free hatching eggs for prize!!!

    Here be my choices in order in case one is taken move to next date as I am just going off the list in post #1 11/22/10 11/24/10 11/23/10 11/26/10
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    Help-Code Enforcement came by

    If your town has a construction clause saying if the code doesn't speciffically list a use then it isn't allowed then yes you are in the wrong. But if they don't have a clause saying something to that effect then there is a lot of wiggle room. You should look up your town and county ordinances...
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    Training hens

    My chickens have learned what the deadbolt being opened sounds like and come running because they know I will be going out to give them food or attention
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    Will power...is it a good thing?

    She didn't give me the inch I have now. That one went "no you can't get chickens." The next week she walked in the door and I just said guess what Sophia likes baby chickens!! Though I think she is starting to take a liking to them as they are starting to act like dogs. When they free range if...
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    Will power...is it a good thing?

    So I had to go to TSC today for some things and I had my 3 year old daughter with me. Much to my surprise they had day old chicks they just got in. Well my daughter saw them and yelled "Chickens!!!!" I had to tell her no to keep the DW from making me sleep in the coop tonight as she thinks the 3...
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    Chickens to coop ratio

    By my math using the 4sq ft rule per bird in the coop you have 180 sq ft so enough room for 45.
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    0 too much for dogs? Dog Shooting Question

    0 should work. Usually the bigger the bb's the bigger the animals they are made for as the bigger shot has more penetrating power than the smaller shot due to inertia
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    Question about Deed restriction - Baton Rouge, LA

    I would talk to your HOA board. Mine says the no poultry, livestock, etc for commercial purposes and says you can have dogs, cats and small non-offensive household pets. My HOA president lives 2 doors down and asked the board and as long as I am not using the birds they are considered small...
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    Roof pitch on chicken coop...

    With that amount of snow I would probably go with 6 or 6.5 feet then just to help it slide off easier.
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    Roof pitch on chicken coop...

    7 should be good but if you live somewhere with heavy snow you may need to go with slightly steeper
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    Discouraged, lost and confused.

    I have built dog houses with nothing between the siding and plywood for the walls and no paper between the shingles and the roof. The dog house I have now is about 5 years old and the only rot is right around the door because rain gets in there and that rots isn't too bad except the floor...I...
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    Any Carpenters on here? Need help with Framing Question....

    Well not so much a groove but windows usually stick out far enough that when the building is sided the window frame isn't recessed. I was thinking of the groove in the vinyl siding trim that the ends of the vinyl siding go into. The windows usually just sick out an inch or so. Like I mentioned...
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    Do I fence entire coop

    I would fence just the run area and put hardware cloth around the bottom all the way around as well as a hardware cloth apron around the whole building to try and prevent critters from getting underneath the building
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    Any Carpenters on here? Need help with Framing Question....

    Like the others said the sills should be built in. If you look at most windows you will see the window frame overlapping the siding. If you can find the manufacturers name the website may have the instructions to install it properly. Usually you nail it up on the outside on the plywood and there...
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    Any Carpenters on here? Need help with Framing Question....

    Yeah I toe-nail as well as on the side boards nail them to the adjacent boards. I tend to use way too many nails though because I am paranoid the building will collapse if I forget one nail
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    Any Carpenters on here? Need help with Framing Question....

    Are the 2x4s on the SIDES Strong Enough to support the long 2 2x6s (with plywood) mounted above the window? Thanks! yes just inside the opening put a 2x4 on each side to support the weight of the header. Here is a picture everything is 2x4 except the header at the top of the window which...
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