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Hi, we have several hens - no roosters - and oftentimes one or two gets broody - would that be a good time to put incubated eggs under her? Or is that not a good idea? Wondering how to help out my broody girls. Maryellen in Southcentral PA

Be careful with open eves. Can predators like rats or mice get in? If so, they will devour your chicken food. Minks are predators and can get in very small spaces, too. Your coop is very cute - and looks like it has plenty of ventilation. I suggest you close up your eves - and screen your...

we first had our baby birds in Orlando, FL - we had a 4x6 coop with a hardwarecloth floor - raised about 3 feet off the ground - the cleaning amounted to shoveling from the ground to the compost pile. The birds went up a ramp into the coop at night to roost - their coop was enclosed in a...

we have the corrugated roofing in various colors and clear at our Lowes. Good luck. Maryellen in Southcentral PA

we brought our birds from FL to southcentral PA. They are in a 10x16 manufactured shed - it is insulated - has two doors and three windows (aluminum) - no prob with the alum windows - coop was very efficient this winter - we also do the deep litter method - like 8 inches in the winter - we used...