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  1. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    finally got around to start building the outdoor run. Once our dogs are comfortable with not eating the birds we will let them free range during the day. Fence will be 6ft tall with an 8ft wide gate (so I can drive equipment through. I am building a sliding door to put over the barn cleaner...
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    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    I will try and get measurements sometime this week. Mine is bigger than the experts will tell you I need but I didn't want to do it twice.
  3. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    Well the ceiling isn't in and the nesting boxes are not finished but I went ahead and released the heard to the room last night.
  4. coggonobrien

    Looking for general rules of thumb on Chicken Roost Design

    Thanks for the advice, I plan on removing the top row for sure. We are not sure how many chickens we will end up with before we are done. We do farm and are starting this as a project for our kids to start selling eggs. Plan is to buy 6-12 new chicks/year to keep the rotation going.
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    Looking for general rules of thumb on Chicken Roost Design

    Those are nest boxes but I need to modify them yet. It was a parts shelf I bought used. Currently each cubby is 8 inch wide, 12 inch deep, and 12 inch high. I will be removing 2 vertical dividers and putting 1 back right in the middle to make 12x12x12 boxes. Will Probably remove the top...
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    Looking for general rules of thumb on Chicken Roost Design

    gotcha, currently I have goldstars and americanas
  7. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    They will be a true 12x12x12 when complete. Currently 8 wide, 12 deep, 12 tall
  8. coggonobrien

    Looking for general rules of thumb on Chicken Roost Design

    it has to be wood though for them to hang onto right?
  9. coggonobrien

    2 layer nesting boxes

    bottom box is not quiet 2 ft up from the floor.
  10. coggonobrien

    2 layer nesting boxes

    currently have 9 chickens and 6 ducks. I was going to eliminate the top row of boxes and have the roost by the opposite exterior wall which has a window.
  11. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    I may spray them with aerosol bedliner to prevent rot
  12. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    yes, currently they are 8 inches wide so I was going to remove 2 divides and put 1 back in the middle.
  13. coggonobrien

    Looking for general rules of thumb on Chicken Roost Design

    What do you typically use for material, how high, can they be ladder style or will they poop on each other, etc? Thanks David Here's my coop so far
  14. coggonobrien

    2 layer nesting boxes

    Here's what I am working with so far
  15. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    Made a little more progress last night. bought a used parts shelf and will be moving/removing the dividers to get us to the right width.
  16. coggonobrien

    2 layer nesting boxes

    Birds don't have any issues getting to the top? I'm buying what was a wooden parts shelf so it's actually got 3 or 4 rows. I was just going to cut it down to whatever I decided to do
  17. coggonobrien

    2 layer nesting boxes

    anybody have pictures of 2 layered nesting boxes?
  18. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    Making progress
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    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

  20. coggonobrien

    Dairy Parlor to Chicken Coop Conversion

    they are but every other forum I'm on I can just post the img code from photobucket.
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