azygous Thanks so much! That was my initial thought about predators - I would much rather them roost upstairs. I've been watching them in the evenings and they don't seem to even want to try to roost inside. They walk in an hop up on the lower roost and call it a night. It could be stuffy as it...
Here is our first coop setup! It is a TSC prefab coop. So far it it working well. Easy to put together.
We took out one of the hardware cloth panels and installed a sliding door so that they can have access to their run under our deck. The run is about 12x22 and shaded all day. We enclosed the...
Our 4 pullets have been outside in their coop since mid April. It is a prefab TSC coop that has been working well for us. They have a large run under our deck that they have access to during the day, I took out one of the sections of hardware cloth in the coop and made a sliding door that we can...
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We are first time chicken owners. We got our small flock in March. I've always wanted to have a backyard coop and when school and all activities shut down in the spring it was the perfect time for us to get a flock up and running...