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If your chickens are free range, do you have to catch them all and put them in the coop or do they learn to go in at a certain time? I'm a total newbie, so I know close to nothing about this right now.

Quote: It wouldn't fall through this fine mesh, especially if it has a layer of shavings on top. The idea was to make it so that it could be pulled out and blasted with a water hose. However, It wouldn't be worth trying if it could hurt the cute little birds' feet. I guess if they didn't...

Thanks very much! I will keep on designing my coop while taking this new insight to heart. I will have to post up pictures when it is done. If you think that they should have 4sq. ft. each, that will match the run. I could raise it off the ground by about two feet and let two thirds of the run...

Does anyone know if the 1/4 inch mesh will hurt there feet? What if it is covered with pine shavings?

What's the size of your playhouse coop? I'm just trying to get an idea of what i'm suppose to do for my Silkies. i'm a big newbie.

We got our 12 cute little Bantam Silkies only two weeks ago, and we are now looking at building a coop. We live in Broken Arrow Oklahoma, which has a hot climate with mild winters. The design I am thinking of has "windows" made with a wire mesh that has small 1/4 inch squares. The mesh will be...