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As long as you keep up with the regular cleaning i don't see a problem either. (Now to keep my kids from trying to talk me into something like this too lol)

Looks awesome! Great job!

Thanks! I really appreciate your responses!

I'm really liking this chicken and am wondering what breeds might be in it. I know its a long shot, but can anyone tell me what breeds might be in my bird? It's seven weeks old.

I agree that it definitely depends on your number of chicks. The chicks will naturally want to regulate their temperature by moving closer or farther away from the lamp as they see fit (but you still need to be sure to distance the lamp so as to prevent over heating based on the chick's age). If...

I agree, I'd be a little tentative trying out the puppy pads because, I too, think that they would most likely eat it. I cant think of anything my chickens didn't try to pick at when given the chance.

Its lookin great! good job!

Great job, that's awesome!

Very nice coop, good luck with introducing the new addition!

You can try a hoop coop. It's pretty simple to put together and easy to add to. Here is a link of someone else's hoop coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172799/our-hoop-house-chicken-tractor. Hope this helps!

If you're willing to go a little bigger, say 6X8 or 8X8, you can maybe try to build a couple hoop coops. Here is a link that shows an example that someone else did. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172799/our-hoop-house-chicken-tractor

Milk crates should work just fine. I know that some people like to attach a small lip on the edge of the crate to hold the bedding in the box (as well as the eggs) but even this shouldn't be too difficult.

I'll have to agree with keeping it tall enough to get into. If it was only a couple feet wide, I can see keeping it low if you were to put a hinged roof on top so you can access the run. Keeping it taller definitely makes cleaning easier as well as enables you to access a sick/injured bird...

I'll have to agree with keeping a coop that wide tall enough to get into. If it was only a couple feet wide, I can see keeping it low if you were to put a hinged roof on top so you can access the run. However, with a 5 foot by 12 foot run, you won't want to deal with a roof that big. Keeping it...

Coop's lookin great! As far as the interior, I just use a plywood floor and put down some bedding. When my birds were chicks, I layered the flooring with the clear sheeting that you use in a kitchen cupboard (it had an adhesive side to hold it to the plywood). This worked great but now that...