I am about ready to start putting the wire on the run. I am using the "normal" octagon shaped "chicken wire" that I remember from forever enclosing chicken pens. The wire is 36" wide. I will have to tie together multiple lengths side to side. No, I don't have the luxury of having a board every...
The coop is 8' X 8' and will house 12 chickens. There is a run - 8' X 12'. I do not plan to put a feeder out in the run, only in the coop. How many feeders and what size(s) should I put in the coop. I may eventually end up putting a range feeder out in the run if it becomes necessary but I do...
I have pretty much everything designed for my coop and run except for the roofing materials so advice is requested please -
I live in southern Louisiana - warm, rainy summers - cold, rainy winters. The roof will be a flat slanted roof, slanting to the rear of the coop - facing north...
Hi everyone. I'm new here and you might say new to raising chickens. When I was a small youngster we had chickens but they were yard chickens - no coop or run - so much of this is new to me. BTW - that was way more years ago than I want to remember.
I have a neighbor who has a coop/ run and...