That is an awesome coop! Yes. The top is now full of pine needles and pine cones. It would be quite a process to blow them off as they are all intertwined in the netting now. Looks like an army bunker from inside. Lol. We will tarp a section over the coop this year and hope our snow isn't too...
It's going down to 21 degrees tonight and they have lived all summer and fall in 90 degrees down to about 40 degrees. I hope they will be OK. It will then go to the teens here for the rest of the week.
This is my first winter with the 5 girls and I am preparing for 0-30 degree averages in Dec, Jan and Feb. I covered the wire sides of the ground floor of the coop (only approx. 75% of it so as to provide ventilation) with plexiglass sheets to cut down on wind in the roost.
I will soon place...
My girls settling in for the night. I have been told that this chicken coop is rather small for 5 birds. That surprises me in that the manufacturer of the coop suggested it was large enough for 6-8 chickens. They have worked out fine in this coop all summer and are now full grown and laying...
Thank you for the information. It seems that the coop is working out OK so far. I leave the pop door open within the run and they come and go at will. So far no sign of a predator other than an attempted hawk attack last summer while I had them in the yard. Last time for that and that's when...
Thank you. Yes it is chicken wire up there supported by a few aluminum poles. Our main concern was hawks we have in the neighborhood. We have a privacy fence surrounding our property so I am hoping predators are few in our subdivision. An occasional cat at times. The tarp idea sounds like a...
Hi! I'm brand new to the site. Love to read up on the experiences of others. I have 5 hens. Live in Northern KY. Their house is one of those purchased off the ground types with a metal roof and a wooden nesting area up top. The bottom portion is open with a wire protection around it. It...