Have been watching craigslist in my area. There are many of these kind of swingsets. Many for a little as 25 bucks if you go pick them up. Got me thinking about a big a frame coop and run.
I live in suburban chicago. Predetors that I am aware of in our area are; fox and recently some coyotes. Have not seen racoons since we switched to a new garbage bin system in our town. We also have some possums, are they a risk to chickens?
Lowes sells this knotted 2x2 kennel fencing...
Anyone use one of these type of pet enclosures to give your girls access to different parts of the yard.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13034534&findingMethod=rr&#ProductDetail
I see some of you have your food and water in the coop and some have it outside. What is the motivation for whether or not you put it in or out?
thanks from a newegg.
So I have spent most of my time up until now thinking about the coop and run. Coop will be inside a current yard shed, they will get about 16 sq ft of a 80 sq foot shed and the run will be either 40 if I just put it on one side of the shed or 96 sq feet if I wrap around two sides of the shed...
I have just recently talked my wife into having 2-3 hens. My thought currently are to add a coop to the side of our current yard shed probably about 2x6, attached to a run behind the shed that will be 5x10. I have been looking at some of the designs and have noticed poop trays under the...