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Anyone out there near Dillon SC that is active in this hobby that I could maybe learn from??

The fenced in dog lot that I am using is 10 x 10 and 8 feet tall. The flooring is made of old bricks. Two sides of the fence are against the brick house. There is no roof at this time. The location gets good sunshine on two sides.

I have recently retired. I live in an established neighborhood. I have two backyard sections approximately 20 x 30 feet each enclosed with brick fences. One section has a 10 x 10 fenced in area that a long time ago I used for my two labs, the floor is old bricks. I am thinking of using this area...

http://thecitychicken.com/tractors.html I suggest that you and your family look closely at this site. It will help you decide on what to do. Also check out the Hen House Gallery for building ideas. To locate building materials. I would make this into a scavenger hunt for all the family to...

Ridgerunner, Many thanks for your reply and suggestions. What type of litter do you have in the bottom of your coop under their roosting places? One of my concerns are the litter and poop getting wet and creating a strong ammonia smell. The suggestion to have seperate runs from the same coop is...

Greeting everyone. I am a newbie to all of this so forgive me if I ask stupid questions. I am just beginning in my learning curve. My property is all chain linled fenced in and secure. Two of my property lines have lots of tall, old pine trees growing along them. The area under these pines are...

Thank you so very much for the information. I found it very very interesting reading. My plan is to do a smaller version of this. However my question is .... do the chickens not peck holes through the greenhouse plastic? Have any varmits, cats, rats etc not chewed through the greenhouse...

Greetings everyone: I am a long time (1970's) subscriber to Mother Earth News. I think I remember reading articles on how to combine the use of a home made greenhouse along with raising both Chickens and Rabbits. Any ideas on where I can find some plans to do this? Has anyone ever done...

How is that working as a flooring for your coop? Are you using some kind of shavings on the floor? Do you just sweep out the droppings and shavings the add these to your compost pile or garden? Do you disinfect the coop after you remove the droppings and shavings or do you just hose everything...

Everything looks good. I will be interested in learning how you will clean it, with what and how often?