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  1. MalcolmR

    Birds of a different feather...

    I'm in the middle of constructing a large chicken coop/shed and it is coming along nicely, thanks to all of the info I've gleaned from this site. My only previous experience in constructing houses for avian occupants was a couple of bird houses I made over the winter, hoping to attract Eastern...
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    Best way to keep chickens "tame"?

    Hi there. I am in the process of completing a coop, but have no chickens as yet - hoping to get them in the next month or two. We'll have about 6 of them, and they should have a nice roomy coop and run. However, we do want them to free-range as well, if possible. My question is how to get them...
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    Should I rip out my OSB flooring?

    Longish story in another thread, but I was convinced to get 3/4" OSB for flooring for my coop instead of the plywood that I intended getting at the store. Apart from the fact that it is a little short on the sides and I had to add in a patch to make it fit, I am now wondering if the OSB is up to...
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    How big is a 4X8 sheet of OSB???

    So I have this lovely plan for a coop in my mind, and start getting it down onto the ground. It will be exactly 8X12, and will be part coop, part wood shed. So I start with some cement blocks, pressure treated 2X6's and all is going very well. In fact I spent a lot of time making sure that my...
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    Roofing question

    Just started my new coop today :-) It'll be a long process, but I need to know the details of the roof before I go much further, The structure is 8X12, but at least half of it will be used for people (me) and I need to have at least 6' of head room. I am building a single slope (pent?) roof...
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    Nails or screws? Wire beneath the floor?

    Hi there, I'll be starting my new coop today! It may well be beyond what I can cope with, but I'm going to give it a shot. There will be an 8 by 12 foot base, but the plan is to use either 1/3 or 1/2 of it for the coop, and the remainder for a wood store/shed/something else - with the idea...
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