Search results for query: *

  1. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    I look forward to seeing it. Please do a post of your build and include pix. Mine has worked out really well. It has great airflow, and shelter from the hot Mississippi sun. I was having a problem with rains flooding it for a while. I thought that it might be coming in the large open areas, but...
  2. JagZilla

    Can't build for the rain

    LOL. We had 44 confirmed tornadoes in Mississippi, just on April 18th alone, and several before and since then. It's been a pretty active Spring for us here. I can't complain too much though. I was stationed in Wichita, Ks for 5 years in the Air Force. They get a mile wide, and wipe out whole...
  3. JagZilla

    Can't build for the rain

    I've been dodging rain and tornadoes trying to build mine as well. The storm we had Wednesday night damaged what is going to be my covered run. I'm working on the coop every time the sun shines, so, my yard it getting a bit overgrown as well.
  4. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    Things looked pretty good when I left the coop last night, and went to bed. This morning was a completely different story. The storms were worse than the meteorologists predicted (imagine that, the weather girl on channel 12 missed the forecast). One of the top rails on my dog kennel collapsed...
  5. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    I wanted to be in the coop when the storm hit, so I went out there around 10PM last night, and shot a couple videos on my phone. Here is part-1: Here is part-2:
  6. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    Thanks for those tips, JT, and, for the advice you've given me since my 1st post. I definitely appreciate it. I'm really wishing I had put a 12x12 roof on it, instead of just a 10x10. I have a feeling that when the first wave of rain gets here, sometime in the next 2-3 hours, much of it will...
  7. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    05-08-2019 UPDATE We're still dodging downpours and tornadoes in the South, but, I've managed to finish building the exterior of the coop in the past 2 weeks. I still need to build roosts inside, hang the nest boxes, and finish the run, but, I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel...
  8. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    04-24-2019 UPDATE I had hoped to get the side walls finished and the roof on before the storms roll in tomorrow morning, but, I didn't quite make it. I managed to get the rafters notched & installed, and the hardware cloth and plywood up on one side wall. I guess that isn't too bad for just one...
  9. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    It's been a stormy couple of weeks. Perhaps I should say, its been stormy on the weekends, and, when I have been home after work during the week. However, between dodging tornadoes (so far, 34 confirmed in in my state, in the past week), I somehow managed to get my walls built, having finally...
  10. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    UPDATE Between the storms and other commitments, I didn't have time to work on the coop during the week. However, I did give quite a bit of thought to what jthornton, and a couple others, said about the possibility of the chickens hurting their feet scratching at the welded wire. The thought of...
  11. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

  12. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    Thanks for the helpful suggestions. The coop will have 1ft overhangs all around (10ft sheets of tin). I also have a 10x10 chain link dog kennel that will attach to the front of the coop. I'll cover that with a tarp. The covered run should help keep rain from coming through the large front...
  13. JagZilla

    Open Air Coop In Central Mississippi

    Earlier this month, I started a thread about wanting to build a 6'x10' Stoddard Southern coop for my 14 chicks. After reading some very helpful comments from experienced members here, I decided to scrap those plans. I'm now building a 8'x8' open air, shed-style dirt floor coop of my own design...
  14. JagZilla

    Modified Stoddard Southern Coop in Central Mississippi

    Hmmmm. I appreciate all the good advice...especially before I have committed time and money toward something that wouldn't be the best solution for my circumstances. After hearing from those of you who are far more experienced, it seems that I might need to rethink things. I need to find a...
  15. JagZilla

    Modified Stoddard Southern Coop in Central Mississippi

    Great suggestions. I particularly like the top-hinged shutters. The 2ft elevation isn't set in stone, just a number off the top of my head. I can see where higher would be better. Thanks for the great input.
  16. JagZilla

    Modified Stoddard Southern Coop in Central Mississippi

    Thanks for your reply. You brought up some good points. Some I've addressed in my planning, others I haven't. I'm planning to keep the scale the same as those of the smallest described Woods Coop. The scale of this style coop seems to be a key design factor as far as airflow through the coop...
  17. JagZilla

    Modified Stoddard Southern Coop in Central Mississippi

    I picked up 4 pullets at Tractor Supply this past weekend (2 production Reds, and 2 Buckeyes), with intentions of building up to a suburban backyard flock of 12-16 laying hens in the next couple years. Although I've never owned chickens before, I've been thinking about it for a few years. In...
  18. JagZilla

    Newbie Here

    That sounds ideal. I just read on a FB post about a barter agreement where the egg recipient cleans the coop in exchange for eggs.
  19. JagZilla

    Newbie Here

    Thanks, so do I. I can't believe how many eggs we eat now.
  20. JagZilla

    Newbie Here

    My wife and I started the Ketogenic lifestyle in June, and, have been going through 4-5 dozen eggs per week ever since. She has a friend at work who gives her eggs in return for our empty store-bought egg cartons (he can't keep up with our consumption, so we have to buy eggs at the store too)...
Back
Top Bottom