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Well I managed to find your page and just love all the pictures and work you've done on your coops and runs. You've done such an awesome job - thanks no doubt to your passion for the girls and excellent carpentry skills. I hope you keep it up and continue to update your page...
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=16357-small-coop-tutorial
About halfway down the page, I've got some pretty good detail on how I do it.
Athol thank you so much for the pictures and explanation there. I've spent a lot of time looking at all of it, and marked it...
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Gail I love the way you designed this and hope to build the same type of run for my chickens. Can you tell me how you attached the pvc to the dog run?
I'm in the process of designing a coop and want external nesting boxes. I'm new at building stuff and don't have a clue how to install external nesting boxes. Can anyone give me some ideas? Construction pics (or any pics) are much appreciated!
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Teach your pen is beautiful, thank you for posting the pics. Luckily I'm going to be able to use the back of a goat shed to build onto as well. The landscape timbers you refer to look like what I'd call field fence posts (round, treated poles). Does that sound right? Did you set...
I'm planning a chicken run with an overhead roof of chicken wire and have lots of questions. I'm dreaming of a run that is 24 x 24 with the coop enclosed in that area. How close together do the upright posts need to be? Do interior posts have to be 4 x 4 also? How close together do I need to...
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I love this idea and am looking at the same playhouse for sale. Can you post a picture of the inside? I'd like to see how you finished it for the birds.
From what I've read I'm convinced nesting boxes with outside access are the best way to go. Since I'm a novice at building, can some explain how to build and mount one?