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I have been reading a lot about KNF and am planning on building a new coop to do it right! Starting my first batch of LAB now to spray in the current coop to try to get the smell and flies down a little until new coop is ready. How is yours going?

I'm going to have to renovate this fall . I put vinyl down over the wood floor because I thought it be easier to sweep out but I'm pretty sure they are nesting under the vinyl now :/

So you can see the type of feeder in the picture it's the smaller size at tractor supply (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/harris-farms-chicken-feeder-7-lb?cm_vc=-10005) and it fits perfectly into a 5 gallon bucket. materials: 1) feeder 2) 5 gallon bucket 3) carabiner x2...

The last couple weeks I've noticed more and more rat droppings around the coop...have trapped a couple, but there seems to be plenty more around. I made a pulley system to raise the feeder right into an upside down bucket to cover the whole feeder several feet off the ground. I pull it up just...

went and bought a bag of barley today, can't wait to try this out! thanks for the info!

What did you do with it! I have neighbors close that aren’t going to like that.... might have to eat it but the wife won’t like that! ‍♂️

Lol yes I got 3 reds and 3 white leghorns but I’m pretty sure all 3 whites are hens

One of rhode island reds has a much larger comb than the others. What do you think?

How often do you change all that out?

I'm going with vinyl as well but was planning on putting something on top (sand maybe)... do you do just vinyl by itself?

Great idea! I hadn't thought of wrapping from outside during winter. Also like the feed/water idea (I thought each bird needed its own nesting area). Thank you!

We are actually north of Dallas, doesn't get quite as cold as Amarillo I don't think. Thanks for the PDZ tip!

What do you think about the little cracks between the vertical boards? Should those be covered from the inside and just leave that ventilation at the very top?

I will definitely be putting hardware cloth over the gap before the chicks move in!

Have been slowly working on this coop for the last few weeks but we got 6 pullets this week so I need to speed things up! I've pieced it together from two wooden shipping crates. I'm going vinyl floor, possibly with sand...or nothing at all. Do yall think I should line the inside walls with...

awesome coop! what is the red string over the run for?

Which dewormer do you use, and how often?? thanks!

Do you really have to clip their nails?? (I'm just learning, don't have any hens yet..)

what's a cutthroat razor????

Awesome, thank you!