Search results for query: *

Yeah, I'm in Mpls. They don't specify what you use for a heat source. I'm thinking of getting this one: https://www.amazon.com/Cozy-Products-Chicken-Heater-Technology/dp/B01LX9K1JI

To be honest, I don't mind the regulations. 6 hens, max, no roosters. You can apply for a permit for more hens, or to have a rooster, but I don't think that's a good fit for people who live in a major metropolitan area. I have double lot, so it's 80 feet wide vs. a standard 40 foot wide lot...

I ook a peek through the Mpls rules concerning chickens, and it isn't listed on the summary page. The summary directs users to read the full ordinance text, but then provides a location that doesn't exist??? The woman in charge of the chicken permitting process did tell me on the phone that...

Thanks. I did look at other coop designs, but wanted to hear from other chicken peeps. My coop will be lined with white FRP so I can hose it out if I want to. I've already bough the insulation, and my city requires a heat source. A neighbor has chickens, and his have gotten their combs...

Hello, I'm new to chickens, and in the middle of my coop/run build. I have 5 chickens, still indoors in a brooder. My coop/run is 6 x 20, with the coop taking the 5 feet of one end (so a 6 x 5 coop). I'm in MN, so I am going to insulate the coop, and want to keep the nesting boxes internal to...

I'm in Minneapolis, MN

I'm in the latter stages of planning my coop, and I'm trying to decide between using whitewash for the inside on my coop (assuming I use plywood for the interior), or just installing FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) for the inner walls. Either way, I'll need inner walls, as I'm going to use...

A woodworker friend suggested I line the inside of my coop with FRP, as I'll have foam insulation in the walls. It's fiberglass reinforced plastic. Home stores seem to sell it.

ha. Yeah, I'll be putting thin plywood on the interior of the coop to keep the chickens from pecking the insulation. I did a rough layout of the area today, and now I'm considering the removal of a couple of trees before I start. I would hate to build a coop/run and have a tree fall on it in a...

Yup. I'll line the inside with some kind of thin wooden sheathing. I think I am going to whitewash the interior with salt, water and hydrated lime. I saw a video on youtube, and that guy claimed it makes it a hostile environment for bugs, but is harmless for chickens. Supposedly it is what...

Hello, So, I've always lived in the city, since I was 24. I grew up in the burbs, but fled to St Paul/Minneapolis as soon as I could, and I know nothing about animal husbandry or livestock. Nonetheless, I decided to buy 5 chicks last Thursday, after touring a neighbor's coop. I'll be raising...

I know this is an old thread, but I'm in the midst of planning my coop/enclosed run structure, and yours looks like an inspiring example. I just brought home my first chicks yesterday, and am planning a 6 x 18 coop/run structure with a similar form factor for my 5 hens. Well, I *hope* I have 5...