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  1. BY Bob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    That leghorn personality. They are their own birds.
  2. ChicksofHeaven

    Integration completion question

    Yes it’s probably too small. The new girls seem to want to roost outside the hen house, but they choose to sit on a shelf despite the roost that is in there. Plus, they wouldn’t be totally safe from predators but so far so good. I didn’t ask about winter warmth and ventilation, but I appreciate...
  3. bgmathteach

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    If you do use the stall for hay, given that it has flooded, and that I suspect weather will get worse not better over time (in general), I would encourage you to build a double pallet floor before putting hay in there. That would give you an extra 7-8" of lift off the floor should there be some...
  4. Mrs. K

    Integration completion question

    Is the orange coop the one you are wanting 4 birds in? It is probably too small. But as they are in a larger building, I would just put in a roost in that space. Often times people have misconceptions about keeping chickens warm. Thinking they have to huddle together in a small space to keep...
  5. SemiSweet2391

    I WON!!!

    Sure! If you like I can send the video of it as well. I couldn’t believe it when it scampered up that small wire. They would be cool animals if they didn’t also steal, destroy, infect etc. Will do! We will likely be patronizing your business again to get a feeder for the second coop once the...
  6. lillykew

    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #15

    Thank you so much! I got a real kick out of reading yours as well. Just today I was doing some pythagorean math for another project and realized that for the coop I'd been using the formula wrong :barnie I would love to see what you end up doing for the siding! On that topic I will note that...
  7. PhantomSlayer

    My experience joining 6 week olds with 3 year olds.

    Yeah I started putting them in around 3-4 weeks old but I always had to remove the runt because she was in a predator mode. But the chick as well was doing it so it became a hassle so I mainly did it once a week for a couple hours. I'm finding chicks to be quite hardier than people say they are...
  8. B

    New Coop Behavior

    Thank you. I will have to get the materials to block the boxes. I know how I can block them. I'd be ecstatic if she'd get the hint from just being placed on the roost. Lol I am going to engage in chicken math. I have arranged to get a couple of pallets that are just starting to lay from a...
  9. chooki

    Tired of feeding freeloaders

    I have seen rat & mice tunnels inside of my roosters coop and rat nest on top of the coop .. twice, I have seen chicken feed inside the rat nest too, lol. Since the farm is unmanned a couple of days at a time, those animals have plenty of time to find ways to steal the food. The rooster coop...
  10. McChooky

    Of hardware cloth & weld wire & short cuts...

    My apron comes out about 2 ft and is pinned to the ground with landscape staples .It has a row of cinder blocks along the edges to make it look like a flower bed and it helps hold it all down. Any diggers get discouraged quickly. I wish I'd used PVC to coat it but 16 gauge is expensive .My coop...
  11. R2elk

    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    Don't! Design and build your own. Make sure it is big enough that you can stand erect inside it. Chickens do a whole lot better with more than the minimum amount of room. If you need materials, most everywhere has a source for free pallets.
  12. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    I had considered using Black Jack #57 rubber coating when I first built my chicken coop. Lots of good reviews from other members here on the BYC forums. But the rubber coating was rather expensive compared to the linoleum I got on clearance. I don't have another structure to house my...
  13. chickengr

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    good but dirt floor is better.
  14. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Thanks for the response. I agree with your comments. As much as I like my elevated chicken coop built on an old boat trailer, I have never moved it like I thought I would. Being stationary, and looking back 20/20, I think I would have been better off with a shed conversion chicken coop with a...
  15. M

    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

  16. Goosebaby

    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    I have no chickens….I could maybe try to dress one of the geese up as a chicken. I don’t think the quail would tolerate it and the ducks might think it’s a disguise to rob a bank or something.
  17. casportpony

    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    This contest ends on August 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. So get your entries in for a chance to have your picture in the 2026 calendar! Rules are here and here To those who have already entered the contest, I apologize for the tag. :D If you want to be removed from the "Massive" tag...
  18. Molpet

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Looks good and cost effective. OSB is tends to swell and deteriorate when wet. Plywood is somewhat better. Boards are better yet. My coops have dirt floors with deep litter.
  19. texsuze

    Redirecting hen to preferred nest location

    Well, I blocked off access to the Pullet Palace and Belle decided to revert to Bush Chicken mode, laying her egg in the grove of trees in the barn pasture. Of course, the egg was discovered, cracked open, and eaten by some critter, or worse, one of her flockmates.🙁 I've abandoned the idea of...
  20. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :idunno Pallet Wood Flooring for Chicken Coop When I first built my elevated chicken coop, I used OSB for the floor board and covered it with linoleum I got on clearance from Menards. It lasted 5 years, so I'm not complaining. But the other day I started my semi-annual coop cleanout and...
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