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LOL. I let my 10 girls out today for the first time since it is actually over 80 degrees today! They are 5 weeks old. I had to take them out of their coop and place them in the run because they have never been outside. How to I start training them to go back into the coop now? They have...

It seems like I have been researching chickens forever. I went to our local feed store with my almost 4 year old daughter and came home with 8 (I was only going to get 6!) ADORABLE chicks!!! We bought 3 what they said are Aracaunas - sure they are Easter Eggers, 1 barred rock, 1 buff...

Hi I am going to be starting to build the "Playhouse coop" (it's the coop that is the picture for the small coops in the coop section) but we are doing the 8 x 8 version. It calls for a metal roof, but I am wondering if a tradional roof would be cheaper. Any input would be appreciated...

Hi, I am planning an 8 x 8 coop with a 6/12 pitch roof. From some plans I've seen, that would give me the right height that I want. I just don't know how long to cut the wood and at what angles. I have figured everything else out, but those DARN angles stump me. It's probably really simple...

I am going to be putting a pop door in our coop that slides between the wall and can be opened from the outside with a pulley. My question is that the ones that I have seen on BYC don't have a lock on them. Are they coon proof? (Since there is really nothing for them to grab) I would like...

I would rather not buy regular windows for the coop that I am going to be building. Any info on what you have used and what you did to keep them from being drafty in the winter would be appreciated. I am going to cover them with hardware cloth and thought that I would make a plexiglass slide...

Hi, I am trying to design our new coop and also trying to decided where to locate it. My question is this... I have read that the coop should face south, but what they didn't say was what part of the coop? The chicken door part, a window or what. They say that the run will dry out quickly...

This might sound silly to all of you experts, but I am having a problem distinguishing what is really free range. I have heard that the chickens run free without barriers. I have also heard that as long as you let them out of the coop, they are free range. I am planning on having a coop with...

Hi, I was just wondering how you or if you insulated your coops for winter? I live in Michigan where snow, ice and cold are a concern. I am just starting to design my coop for next spring and would like to have some input before I start building. Thanks!