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Thank You Nora, I tend to sit with my girls in the evening after dinner, my dinner not theirs. I hope I didn't mean you couldn't do the coop before the chicken but I guess its more of a why would you.

This is more about my observations than it is a question on city chickens. First some background about my city and my chickens. I live in a city that lets you have chickens and the number of them is determined by the size of your lot. Approx. 1 bird per 2000sq ft of property. I keep a small...

you can remove the dividers, I used to have 4 hens that always wanted the same box so I made one big enough to hold all four. they used it and had enough room that one didn't sit on another.

that is one smart way to get a nice yard and keep cost low. love it.

predators may surprise you by the way they look. I once had a large feral cat that got a couple of my pullets before I found a way to trap it and relocate it. always assume that you will have or get predators in your area once you have chickens. build for protection and you may not suffer a loss.

chicken wire will keep raccoons out as good as a sieve holds water. Chicken wire has one job and that is to keep chicken in or out of something. please use something stronger to keep predators out. wire mesh, welded wire fencing, chain link. the stronger it is the longer it will last. I prefer...

this may be a shot in the dark but hey that's what makes life fun. Since you have none, no, nada experience in any type of construction, the best people to ask in your area is the guy yes the guy you see always selling the sheds pre built. stop by and ask all the questions you can. if they try...

if you have bantams you will need some kind of cover above any run to keep them from flying out. they will so that they can forage the good news is they usually come home at night to roost unless they find somewhere else they like better. just remember the bigger the area you can let them use...

this is a problem that is not as bad as you think it is. first thing to remember is that chicken want and will roost as high as they can its in their dna. the quick fix it to make the rafters inaccessible to them. now chicken wire is a good idea but remember that they are used to using the...

placing the end of the coop as far to the back as possible is always a good idea. to keep the chickens from eating the ivy on the fence just place some 1inch chicken wire on the fence. it will allow the chickens to some of the plants but not enough that you would lose privacy. any fresh greens...

For a people door try going to your local habitat for humanity thrift store. the one I use has doors for 10 bucks, plus you may find other building supplies you may need to finish out the coop

It sounds like you have enough area for a Woods coop. There is info on this coop design here on byc. I just finished mine this spring and it has enough for the amount of chicken you want to get to. Mine is 8x16 and cost just over 200 to build, I had the roofing so that saved on cost,.

Got a old baby crib? Need a brooder? With just a few additions to the crib you could have a nice brooder. I have not done this as I just thought how nice it would be to have a brooder that is at just the right height to raise the chicks and after seeing a old crib on CL. That being said, it...

Yes Feather, I use the greenhouse in the fall,winter and early spring for the chickens before I start growing seeds for the garden.

I will be using nipple water system as I believe its the best time to teach them to use it. I always use a hanging feeder and I have no problems with the gallon heated dog bowl for the big chickens in the winter, they cant tip it over and the cant get above it to poop in it.

This is the year that I will be getting some new chicks in March. I live in Spokane Valley, Washington and normally we have cold winters (this year is really mild). That being said I can not rely on the fact that it may turn for the worse and become cold about the time I will get my chicks. What...

It is nice to see someone use a green house for more that its intended use. I have a section that is 4x12 of my green house to let my hens have a place to roam out of the winter weather. They seem to spend more time in it than in the outside run. It also provided me with a place to put their...

I have a 4x4 coop 5ft high and use a bare ground floor. I have a door the width of the coop to use a rake to clean it out. I also have yard of about 50 sq ft and access to a area of about 50 sq ft in a are under my shelves in my greenhouse for the winter. All areas are easy to clean, and the...

I would like to poll people in North Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho that would be interested in a hobby breeder for the following breeds. Barred Rocks, Orpingtons. Welsummer, and Wyandottes. I am looking for a Hobby after retirement and would like to raise the breeds listed but would...

Has anyone ever tried to use water nipples for their turkeys and if so how well does it work for them.