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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    It is 6x8 and I have housed up to 25 birds without any problems what-so-ever. Still have 2 birds from 7 years ago. In the summer I run a small portable fan in one of the gable vents. Bought the fan in walmart for less than $15.00 and have been using it for years. It pulls the (cooler air...
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    Wow, this is still getting noticed after 7 years. Thanks all. Currently it is housing 22 chickens and I still have 2 from my original flock 7 years ago.
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    Post pics of walk-in run covered in hardware cloth

    The corners of the run are 2x4's (that come together with adjoining wall 2 x 4's). The walls are framed just as you would frame any wall. The walls are sitting on a sill, which has a leveled gravel base. Very easy to do and has held up well. As of today I have yet to make any repairs to...
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    Post pics of walk-in run covered in hardware cloth

    I built it all from scratch (pun intended).
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    Those are new construction pictures. It looks better now since the wood has weathered.
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    I would not change a thing. As a matter of fact, I have never even had to do any repairs to the coop or run. We have had as many as 20+ chickens at one time with zero problems. I am very satisfied with it. Thanks. Edit: I added to 2 nest boxes for a total of 5.
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    WOW! I can't believe this thread was dug up. It has been a little over 5 years since we built the coop. I still have a couple of hens from my original flock. I now house 20 chickens in the coop/run. As far as the pop door goes, I simply ran a chord from the top of the pop door to a pulley...
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    Cleaning coop.

    I use a poop board, and scrape it 1x a day. I also throw some pine shavings on it to absorb the poop and make it easier to scrape. That all ends up in my composter. That and fresh food/water is all I want to do on a daily basis. It takes about 15 minutes. I clean my coop 1x a year other...
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    MOLTING ATTACK! HELP- Now there is blood! what to do??

    This is a good example of why you need space in a coop. More room makes for a healthier flock. Extra room to get away from an aggressor is vital. That said, my chickens also changed personality during a molt. It also seems like forever since the molting/molted birds gave us any eggs.
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    MOLTING ATTACK! HELP- Now there is blood! what to do??

    This is a good example of why you need space in a coop. More room makes for a healthier flock. Extra room to get away from an aggressor is vital. That said, my chickens also changed personality during a molt. It also seems like forever since the molting/molted birds gave us any eggs.
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    Broody back to laying???

    Not time consuming, you just have to be as stubborn as the hen. I use a cage with food and water. NO BEDDING! You can suspend the cage or put it up on scrap lumber as long as the lumber is along the edge of the cage so the hen will not sit on the wood. She has to have the wire (air) under...
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    Broody back to laying???

    The longer she was broody, no longer she will not lay. I try to break my hens ASAP. I can usually break a broody hen in 3 days. In doing so, I have gotten them to start laying in less than 10 days after I broke her.
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    Anyone elses hens gone on strike?

    Hens on strike? Yep! I have 8 hens and I am getting 2-3 eggs a day. Let's put it this way, I am ready to wring out some necks. It has constantly been in the mid to upper 90's.
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    How to break a broody

    I have had good luck isolating a broody hen in a cage. You say you do not have room in the coop. Do you have a run? How about a garage area or shed/shelter? You do not need a big cage. The one I use is 30"x30" that I bought at Tractor Supply (rabbit cage). You do not need anything that...
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    To refrigerate or not to refrigerate?

    I read in Story's Guide to Raising Chickens (a must have book!) that every day outside of the fridge is equal to 1 week inside. In other words, your eggs will keep way longer inside the fridge. I don't see any advantage in keeping them out on the counter.
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    Still broody after cold water

    Well, I thought this was pretty funny. I caught Sheila (the broody I broke recently) in the nest box this morning. Rats! She is broody again! I push her out and go tend to 3 two-day old Welsumers I just got yesterday. They are really good lookin gals, kinda striped like a chipmunk. I go...
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    Need Guidance: I have a broody hen and 2 day old purchased chicks.

    caroline, thanks for the response. The good news is my hen did not go broody again after all. She was in the nest to lay again! I am am very happy about the outcome since she is my best layer. I can't believe how quick she started to lay again. She is a sex-link Black Star, and an absolute...
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