Howdy, welcome to BYC. We are new to chickens also, & are learning a lot from this forum. Where about in Boise do you live, we are in the West Ustick area.
My coop has 4 vents, 2 on north and 2 on the south sides, the coop is pretty well protected from the wind on all sides except the west. The vents are each 7" x 9" and covered with metal screen. The wind direction in the winter is predominately from the west which is the end that the nesting box...
We just got our first chickens yesterday. We got 2 GLW , 2 RIR, and 2 Araucana's. They are all 3 month old pullets and seem to get along just fine. My question is, will they all go to roost in the coop or am I going to have to take them in in the evenings for a while?
No, I am not done & yes I do have to enclose the bottom area of the coop, also the top of the coop needs to be enclosed as well as both sides of the coop. I still have some work to do & will post pictures when it's done.
After reading some of the previous posts on the use of cedar, I think I should be ok with cedar trim on the outside of the coop as I originally planned. I am only using cedar fence boards for corners & window trim & it's all on the outside of the coop.
My first attempt at building a functional chicken coop
The girls front door
There will be an access door here in the back
Nesting boxes are 15"W x 15"L x 18"H
The roost with a vinyl tile floor
Clean out trap door
As I said, this is my first build, I had no plans to go by other...
Hello everyone, I am in the process of building a small coop. I have never had chickens before & we are thinking of getting 5 or 6 just for eggs. The coop I am building is 4' by 6' by 5' tall and sits on 24" legs. We are also going to have a 7' by 15' covered run. Any recommendations on the...