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I had two roosts and the 4 older ones by a few weeks would push the younger ones off. I got a little stool and put a third roost now the younger ones use the back roost and the older ones use the other two

my coop is too small for poop boards. I am doing the deep litter method. yes it needed more chips That video was before I cleaned it. Dogs don't bother with them and coyotes don't bother during the day the road is too busy to cross and my neighbors sit outside most of the day. If it...

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My neighbors have had chickens for over 35 years and all the have in their coop is a 60 w bulbs nothing more. They use hay and shavings. However it is attached to a small barn where her hubby light his wood stove most nights but is not on all night. I on the other hand have a 4x4 coop when...

oh no they do perch I hate them in the boxes that is why I have three. what I meant by perch together is share.. I had 2 perches and the 3 younger ones eneded up being shoved off. So I put a third perch.

Thank you.. I was hoping the rope lighting would work instead of a light bulb. I have the rope lighting going around the ceiling of the hen house for a few hours in the evening and an hour or two early dusk. I have cool white LED Christmas lights around the outside of my entire coop just for...

Hi I want to give the birds a supplemental light but what is ideal?? I got rope lighting to go around the inside of the coop will that be sufficient to trick them? Or should I just use Led christmas lights?? Or Should I stick with a traditional LED 20 W bulb?? I also have an infarred...

yes my cabin coop run is secure. I spent half the summer leveling out a foundation of wire cloth and patio block/bricks to prevent anything from digging under or through.

thanks. I think we are going to do the tunnel to make a small wind break. I like yours, def gonna figure something out. I like the door open so they can go in and out as they please. We plan on closing them in during windy night and snow storms. My light will be on a thermo block and a...

Thank you for your input My water is heated and the food is in the enclosed run which has wind breaks. My enclosed run doesn't get snow due to the wind breaks.

Hi I have a cabin coop design. All summer my chicken can leave the hen house into the enclose run all the want. I have their food and water and a perch in the run. I let then out of the cabin often but not everday. Iam trying to prep for winter and there area few things I am not sure of...

I stapled all the hardware cloth on and most of it is trimmed out onthe frame too but I left the inside areas un trimmed and just stapled good or bad?? Should I insulate the hen house?? I built a cabin coop. Debating on throwing foam insulation on the walls of the coop and the ceiling...