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Hi, newcomer to the forums. Read a lot but never posted! Preface: I live in a very hot climate, it's winter now and it's ~25C. Midday summer (especially July-August) it easily goes up to 45C. I intend to keep 10 chickens in this coop, and will build an attached run for it after I finish setting...

It hit 98 degrees yesterday and today it will be even hotter. It's only May!!! We have set up misters, we have fans, we have tarps running all across the runs for shade, I give frozen fruit and vegetables, and I make sure they have cool fresh water (often with ice added) several times a day...

It was very hot today. putting them to bed and there all mouth opened and wings out. I shouldn't say all more like some. We have an added-on part we call the penthouse and there's a roost in there but they all seem to stay on the same one cramped. we're taking it out soon so they have no choice...

Any of you in hot weather areas like TX, AZ etc willing to share coop pics/plans? Just got 6 silkies and we're gonna need something 7x4 at largest. Preferably raised for flood season, with good ventilation and airflow for humid 98°F summers.

I want to move my 4 week old chicks into their coop since the weather is so wRm and they are getting really big for their box! They are currently in my garage and it is about 85 degrees in there on a warm day but the coop temp is even hotter. Today it was 91. I’m told that it’s a good idea to...

Hi, Am I correct that all things being equal like good from predators (good predator apron, etc.), the cold, heat, and so on, it doesn't matter what the shed it, as long as it isn't some poisonous substance? I have read here for a while, but I have a resin shed I can repurpose. I am thinking...

Hello everybody, I've wanted to make a new coop for my chooks for a while. I've recently discovered sketchup and had some fun playing around with making a little house for them, partly based on ones I've read about on here, but I'd like some input from people who've been there, done that, and...

I have just transitioned my 5-week-old chicks to be outside 24/7. My next step is to train them to return to the coop at night; I've been going in and moving them up to their coop by hand. I know that most folks coop train by locking chickens in the coop for at least several days, but it is...

I live in Texas where we hardly ever get cold enough to require supplemental heat for adult chickens (very few days that are below freezing, a few nights hovering in the 20s and 30s, and almost never below 20F). However in the summer (march-october, lol), it is regularly over a 100F with very...

Looking at possibly purchasing this coop for a hot weather environment (only have a couple months per year where the temp drops to 30s at night). What do you think? I can get this for about the price of a TSC prefab coop. I've been putting off building one for so long due to time and my son is...

Hello, We are having quite a stretch of 90+ degree weather here in Colorado. I have just completed the finishing touches on our coop and am ready to introduce the chickens to it. I have 10 (9 week old) chicks. I have a 5x6 coop with 2 windows 7 vents 1 screen door... I am under the impression...

I was thinking of putting a cooling air evaporator in the coop or at the door of the coop. I have a well-protected coop run that is predator proof so I could leave one of the doors open of the coop(Double doors, coop is 4X6)I think it should set out in the coop run facing the door so the pine...

Hello all - new chicken owner here! We currently have 6 chicks but may be getting 2-3 more from a friend who has too many chicks right now (she had to buy a certain amount to get the breed she really wanted). Chicks are 2 Cochin and 4 Laced Wyandotte if it makes a difference. The 2-3 more we...

Just wanted to share my coop!

Hi everyone. I'm new to chickening and building our first coop. It will be 8'x 5' with a roof sloping from 7' up front to 6 at the rear. I'm trying to figure out how to keep it well ventilated,but not drafty. I'm also trying to contend with keeping this well ventilated coop dry inside. We plan...

We are in the 90s here, I have 3 broody hens sitting...and other hens that occasionally raid their clutch and lay an egg. And of course the other hens laying in the near boxes normally. We will be 108 by the weekend. I try to get the eggs twice a day when I'm home. The eggs that were laid the...

About a 1 1/2 yrs ago DH & I started reworking our barn into an open air coop. It took a while to complete it, but I loved it once it was finished. I had saved some stalls for future horses, but I've since come to the conclusion that due to my RA, it is very doubtful that I will be able to have...

We live in North Florida, very hot and very humid in the summer. We're leaning towards native dirt in the run and pine shavings in the coop. I've read a lot on here that people use sand in the coop. But, I really like the idea of the deep litter method with pine shavings in the coop so we can...

I was worried about the cold winter and now I am worried about the HOT summer already. It's been 30-33 degrees here in BC and I just would like to know what measures I can do to keep my chickens cooler. Also, any tips for the coop would be greatly appreciated. Much thanks to all of you that...

Backyard hens became legal in Pinellas County Florida December 2011 so after a bunch of research we took the plunge and acquired 4 chicks the first week of 2012. Here are the lil cuties, two Rhode Island Reds and two Barred Plymouth Rocks. By March I was ready to start the coop...