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    Comment by 'melliott' in article 'The Trump Plaza Chicken Coop'

    Our coops are very similar in design but I think yours came out much nicer. We didnt use a foundation on ours and there is plenty of other small things I would change if/when I build the next one. Im going to save this page for future reference. Very nice....good job.
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    Comment by 'melliott' in article 'M&K Farms'

    Thank you.
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    rat poison stations....garage built

    I understand your concerns but to answer your question...no I am not concerned about the dogs eating a poisoned rat or mouse. My dogs dont get into stuff they are not supposed to. For some reason they are not intrigued by things like that. There was a dead bird in the yard one time and it had...
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    M&K Farms

    My name is Mike and my wife is Kim and our little ones are Morgan and Kayla...so its M&K farms. Anyway we dont live on a farm we live in the middle of the city and we wanted chickens but wanted the coop to blend in and not be a sore subject with the neighbors so this is what we came up with. Its...
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    rat poison stations....garage built

    I had rats around the house and to me that is just unacceptable. I didnt actually see them but something was digging under and into the run every night. I started out using rat traps to kill them and I got two the first night and then after that I ddnt get any more. But they were still digging...
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    almost done with coop & run.. :)

    Different...but in a good way. I like it. It would be nice to see it from another angle.
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    What size run and coop would you recommend for 4 hens?

    I thought more people would chime in but so far it doesnt seem like you have gotten much information. We have only had our chickens since October so keep in mind that my opinion comes with very little experience. We put our girls in the coop/run the first week of December and they seem to have...
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    What size run and coop would you recommend for 4 hens?

    Thank you....we painted it to match our house. We have only had chickens since October so we are still new to chickens. My wife and I looked at a lot of coops on here and pintrest and just copied the ones that we liked and painted it how we wanted and thats what we ended up with. It seems to be...
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    What size run and coop would you recommend for 4 hens?

    We have four chickens and ours is four ft wide by ten foot long with the hen house being four ft by four ft by three ft tall. The nesting box is outside of the main hen house on the left so they have all 16 sq ft to move around when they are inside.
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    First eggs....Pics.

    We have 2 Barred rocks and 2 Partridge rocks. I didnt check yesterday so Im not sure if both eggs are from today or if one is from yesterday. Also one is smaller and all brown and the other is bigger with speckles on it. Not sure if I have an egg from two different girls or just one. Do...
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    Should I open their nest box???

    thanks everyone
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    Should I open their nest box???

    When you say hay are you useing actual hay or straw. I only ask because some people say hay when they are talking straw.....Thanks for the reply.
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    Should I open their nest box???

    Our Chickens are 16 weeks old and the last couple of days they have been digging bowls in the shavings in their coop and covering themselves in shavings. We have had the nest box part of their coop blocked off since we moved them in. They all use the roost to sleep every night so should I...
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    Calling the other girls???

    We have twobarred rocks and two partridge rocks. One of the partridge rocks is always first to roost and then she makes this little calling noise untill the other three jump up and settle in. Is this normal and if it is what is it called if anything. Thanks everyone.
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    Our finished coop.

    This is our finished coop....well it will probably never be finished....we plan on adding landscape gravel and some plants around the outside in the spring....the overall dimensions are 4X10 with the coop/box being 4X4. I built the coop and my wife painted it. We used the leftover paint from our...
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    Suffered some damage today

    Well my chickens are 5 weeks old and I'm about 90 percent done with their coop and run. I was out fitting the doors and went in the garage to get a drill and a huge gust of wind came and flipped the coop over on its side. Made a heck of a racket. All I could do was just chuckle a bit. No sense...
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    Nervous about letting them free range

    Hi all, first time chicken rancher here and right now our chicks are about three weeks old. Our coop and run is almost done and when we finally do get them outside in another three weeks or so how do I get brave enough to let them out of the run and into the yard? Will they automaticaly go back...
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    How hight to set roost.

    Thanks everyone...if the roost is 2ft off the ground will the girls need a ramp or ladder to get up and down or will they handle getting up and down ok?
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    How hight to set roost.

    Hi everyone, our coop is 4ft by 4ft by 3ft tall. I am almost done with the construction and getting ready to set up the inside and was wondering how high to set the roost. We currently have two Barred Rock chicks and two Partridge Rock chicks. Is there a minimum distance between the roost and...
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    Off to a good start....I think

    Here is our first coop. I started building it a couple weeks ago in my free time. I have just looked at a bunch of other coops and picked out what I liked and started building. I have no plans or drawings its all just kinda going together. It is 4X4X4 coop with the overall coop/run being 4' wide...
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