My Chicken Coop Project
Here are a few photos of my almost completed coop. Hopefully within the next week I will have it ready for my long awaited chickens.
This is me with the Indiana Jones hat taking a picture of the unfinished inside of the coop. This is where I will be adding nesting...
I just wanted to let folks in on what happened to me over the weekend. I had finished the run to my coop over a week ago and instead of using chicken wire I used the 2 x 4 inch 14 gauge welded wire. It turned out quite nice..........or so I thought. Anyhow, my 8 moth old shepherd/mutt cross...
I was outside in the backyard grilling one time and a hawk swooped in and caught one of my Seabright bantam hens right in front of me. Poor thing never saw it coming. I took off after the hawk with the chicken in the claw. Luckily that hawk was having trouble getting off the ground and I was...
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Hey Glenn, I know what you mean. I have even been having dreams about coops and chickens and all kinds of crazy barnyard stuff. I think I'm losing it.
I wouldn't have a problem using that type of material if I had plenty of it. It might be a litlle bit hotter in the summer months but if it has adequate ventilation it would probably work well. When I was a kid my Dad put up a 3 sided covered roost with nesting boxes in it. There was a large run...
Hello Jenna from South Georgia!! I am from S GA as well. I will tell you this about chickens. You need not worry too much about the hens but roosters can be mean and intimidating at times. You'll know if they are the mean type. We had some Seabright bantam roosters and they would go into attack...
Buddy,
I live in Georgia as well and I know how hot it gets. I am in the process of finishing up my coop and one thing I wanted to be sure of was to give them plenty of shade. I built a lean roof off of the back of my coop and covered down the south side with metal roofing material for maximum...