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Thanks! You can totally build something like that. My birds love it, they fly around more than I would have ever guessed. The Australorps never stop moving, and it's very cute when they trip over themselves.

Can I at least get one "Good job"...? ( ._.)

I bit the bullet and spent $100 on new lumber. My coop is built with recycled rubber sheeting, solid core doors, and paint from my local dump. What do you all think?! I'll post a picture of the interior soon!

My chicks are 6 weeks old tomorrow, with a few that are 7 weeks old now. I'm in the process of building my coop now, and was wondering when I should bring my birds outside. Here's the monthly averages and such for my area. We are still pretty cold here, and the weather is very volatile...

So, it's 8 weeks for undeniable feather shape sexing? I just didn't see a good side by side post showing exactly what to look for.

No offense, but I would say that's deniable information, there's no way it's consistent using that method!

I just built a dimmer box for my heat lamp from some recycled materials, and was wondering if this is considered an acceptable option for lowering the temperature over time. The reason I decided to do this was that the 175 watt IR bulb I'm using keeps the ground at 100+ if even 3' away! Does...

I currently have Gold and Silver Wyandottes, Buff Orphingtons, and Australorps. What is the age at which they can be sexed without ANY DOUBT. %100 accuracy? And what is the method for doing so. I appreciate all the threads of posting young birds and people responding with sexes, but I would...

It looks like in my area pallets are $2 a piece. Is there a good way to make sure they're not treated with super harsh chemicals?

That's what I want to do, will it be okay as far as temp goes? I live in hardiness zone 4-5.

I just looked at the price of OSB, and holy crap, I need to find a cheaper way to build this coop. Any clever ideas, or people getting rid of ANYTHING that could be used as or with a coop? I already ordered my 100' of 3' hardware cloth. So that expense is done, it was cheap with fast shipping...

I'm glad so many people like the first design, but I just want to make sure there is enough coop space for my girls.

Alright, here's my next rendition of a potential coop and run. Thanks to suggestions from ChickensRDinos. My new design doesn't have stilts, roosts or boxes yet, but I wanted to run these new measurements by all of you folks. I know most people suggest .5" hardware cloth for runs. Could I...

Thanks for your concern Kikiriki, but The yard already has no grass, and has holes dug by dogs all about. (From the previous renters). Thanks for the advice on the compost pile, but I'm hoping with additions, I'll be able to use their run as the initial compost by amending the soil as I go...

I like the idea of doing a double triangle, anyone else wanna chime in on that one? Will it be enough vertical space for the birds? Any other concerns, or will it be good in my VERY sunny and snowy state? I know it's "Wasted Space", but it also requires almost half as much in regards to...

Tadpole, the run is over 10sq.ft per chicken as is. Like I said in the first post, roosts just haven't been drawn in, I know I need them. They will have to be contained because I am renting the house, and other people have dogs in the area. I know they'll tear up the ground, and that's fine...

Hey there everyone, just working on my coop design that I'll be building next month. It's based off of using two solid core doors as the upper coop panels, one side will open for egg access, and the other will open with wire underneath for summer ventilation. I've included measurements so...