Search results for query: pallet coops

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  1. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    ⚠️ Wood Mulch Mountain! A few weeks ago, we had a severe storm hit our town. Some people say we lost almost half our old growth trees. The cleanup has been going on for weeks. There are a number of large, open areas where all the wood is being ground up and piled into huge mountains of wood...
  2. someonewholovesgeese

    What’s Your Chicken Coop Style?

    1- easy to clean 2- natural wood 3- a 4- c 5- d 6- c 7- d 8- a 9- c 10- d
  3. 2

    Coop design

    20 meat birds is a lot to pack in that size coop. You will likely have some cannibalism.
  4. FlamingoChickens

    Built our own

    We decided to try our hand at building our own coop to fit under our stairs. Let me start by saying "We are not Carpenters!". We had tons of pallets and decided that would be a good start. We put 4 together to make the main walls of the coop and the filled them in with extra wood from more...
  5. Mother of Chaos

    Introducing Chicks

    Thank you! You may have cut a week off the integration schedule. I’ve let the two noobies meet the 6-1/2 month olds one at a time, and it’s going pretty well (tolerance for about five minutes, and then “out of my sight!”), but I hadn’t thought through the escape hole to their own area.
  6. Mrs. K

    Introducing Chicks

    Lift the screen up off the floor of the coop. Just a couple of inches. This will create a safety zone. The chicks can escape to here but the big girl can't follow. Also a pallet laid flat on some bricks in the middle of the run is another great escape. Chicks can approach it on a dead run, and...
  7. Knobby

    Rouen Ducks

    First off, :welcome ! Sorry about hearing what happened with your Rouens. I had originally purchased 6 of them, but only one female remains; I mainly have Pekins in my flock. I haven't had any issues introducing baby ducklings to the older ones, but perhaps that's luck. I currently have a...
  8. Appalachickens

    I need to vent

    Sorry you’ve been unwell. I have always lived my life by the “better to ask forgiveness than permission” motto. are you talking about for the floor of the coop or for the run itself? Inside the coop, which has a wooden floor, I use a mix of pine shavings, hemp, and palletize horse bedding. I...
  9. DobieLover

    Newbie Here!

    Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined. The first thing you should already have on hand is your coop and run built and ready to go. He needs 4 sq ft of floor space, one linear ft of roost space and as close to 1 sq ft of permanently open ventilation per bird in the coop as you can...
  10. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So, @rural mouse your long-term plans could figure in here significantly, as far as how much to invest in this door fix. Though maybe you can re-use whatever you do. I like @RoyalChick ’s suggestion of a “found” or cosmetically damaged on-sale door as a relatively easy quick solution for now...
  11. rural mouse

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Can you put a few lines on the sketch pic for where those would go? I'm running blank at the moment. And I DEFINITELY want/need the pop door hinging sideways not vertical. I'm thinking swing in and hook to big door so big door can still open freely. I do have a window from I have no idea what...
  12. featherhead007

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

  13. bgmathteach

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I put 3-5 coats (depending on if you brush or spray. Brushing is cheaper (spray cost lots more$), and thicker. ) It depends on temps and humidity, but 24 (?+ if humid or cooler) hours between coats. Less time after first coat as that gets absorbed quickly. I would, as a precaution, do a 4th...
  14. paintedChix

    Looking for coops!!

    Anybody who has seen/read my posts know they can be long. Grab a cuppa your favorite drink, as w/o pics this is a ONG one...🫠 ********** Did you ever decide on a purchased coop or building one yourself? I see you are still here but never responded again on this thread. WELCOME to BYC...
  15. F

    Cabinet Coop

    That’s a smart and creative solution! Using a solid wood kitchen cabinet as the base for a chicken coop is a great idea, especially on a budget. You made thoughtful modifications, added proper ventilation, and protected the wood with paint. It sounds sturdy and functional, and $60 is an...
  16. StinkyAcres

    What’s Your Chicken Coop Style?

    7 A's! Very true
  17. BYC Project Manager

    What’s Your Chicken Coop Style?

    You’ve got chickens (or you’re thinking about it), and now the big question looms: What kind of coop is totally you? Are you a rustic repurposer, a high-tech hen architect, or someone who just wants to get the job done? This quiz will take you through a series of fun, flock-focused questions to...
  18. L

    do i still need predator-proofing ? (for a rooftop)

    Bird netting will stop snakes as the scales get caught in the netting. They go in , get stuck and can't back out. Easy to deal with I Pellet gun them in the head, cut them out and patch the hole. - rats are another story - hardware cloth is about the only deterrent I've found. I have had no...
  19. Doodlemom63

    Chickens standing in the rain

    Lord thank you for your reply I’m a first timer with silkies and I’m going out of my mind! So worried about them getting wet dirty anything I was like what am I gonna do now can’t sleep out there lol although it has crossed my mind! I’ve went out in the pouring ran to try to push them into the...
  20. BDutch

    My DIY Chicken Coop

    Great project! I love it when people re-use building materials. And you are making a beautiful hen house with it. There is one thing I would add to the coop though especially if the chickens are locked up sometimes. A window for daylight. Maybe with hwc on the inside for more fresh air (in...
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