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I don't doubt it. However, with all of my birds in coop there's still a ton of room. Open it at night and they're all easily on the upper perch together. They have the lower perch and the entire floor space and yet they're huddled together up top. So people can cite the "experts"and their...

A New Hampshire, I believe. Thoughts on breed? Can't believe I got such a clear shot...he's always moving!!

Thank you for the input Ed. I greatly value the experience and know-how of others. I'm not new to forums though and many people don't read the original post, take only certain points out of it, and then when you don't agree with their suggestions, tend to become argumentative. For isntance - I...

Thank you for the info Braxton! I definitely have a few improvements to make but so far so good. They're a happy bunch!

The coop is 4x4x4 - not tiny. I only have 8 chickens and don't need a larger coop. As said this was my first attempt and I think it's great for a hundred bucks. Point was to share a pic of something I am proud of - not to have someone nit-pick it's shortcomings so thanks for that. You have...

As I said - the pen is temporary right now so the chicken wire will be upgraded. That said, my yard is also fenced and I have 4 dogs. I don't necessarily agree with locking them in at night - they like to go in and come out when they're ready to. As is, I've never had an incident. This morning a...

There is much at the top - the roof is not air tight at all. Also, I don't close the ramp door ever as they're inside the pen. The bottom has screening as well. I may add more at the top but I've never seen them inside during the day as of yet. It also in the shade almost all day.

Not fancy, our first try at a coop - built in a day. Bought on 4x8 T111 siding sheet, hinges, roofing, 4 cinder blocks, and pressure treated posts. Used scrap 2x4's from a wall take down between my kitchen and dining room for the interior framing. Total cost about $100. Am improving the run this...

Had a large red shouldered hawk soar in to my run this morning. I happened to be watching from the house at the time. It didn't get in and I ran out right away to help. I closed up all 8 of my chickens in their coop for a while. Scary though as right now I only have bird meeting over the run...

Hey there, I'm from southern New York State and am new to owning and raising chickens. We got our first 2 eggs today - our 2 leghorns are about 16 weeks old. The others are 14 weeks, we have 8 total. They are: New Hampshire Red rooster - "Dutch" Rhode Island Red - "Fiona" Barred Rock -...