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I just installed a gravity watering cups system run off a 50 gal rain barrel I’m filling up with a hose. Do I need to add anything to the barrel to keep the water from getting gross? What’s safe for chickens?

We haven’t even gotten chickens yet but it seems a few rats have already moved in to the space under our half-built coop! 🤦🏻‍♀️ We’ve been building the coop slooooowly over several months. I feel like a dummy leaving space under the coop - just like 2-3 inches since the coop is up on corner...

So I had intended to have our coop ready about now and get our very first set of chicks in early spring. Due to some life stuff and family stuff getting the coop set up is taking waaaaaay longer than I thought. it might actually be late summer at the earliest before we are actually chicken...

Should I use a clear roof on my coop? I’m in Chicago. I’m building a coop in an extremely shady corner of my yard. The design I’m using has both the coop and the run under a single pergola-style roof. (Hobbit chickens!!) Here is the work in progress of the coop. As you can see it sits...

I'm looking for something to go on top of the plywood floor of my raised coop that is easy to clean and can stand up to deep litter in the fall/winter (planning to use deep litter method to add a bit of heat for our Chicago winters), but easy to clean in the hot summer months when we'll be...

Just sharing this scale prototype I made of my future hobbit-themed chicken coop - my husband and I start building this weekend! Let me know what you think so far! The coop will be 5’ x 5’ and about 7’ tall at the peak. The run is about 10x10. There will be two doors on the coop - one on each...

I’m planning to get a small flock of layers in the spring (3-4 birds). I live in Chicago which means no roosters allowed because of noise. I’m trying to make a plan for if I end up with roosters. There is a butcher shop that will butcher and process the birds for only $3, but I have no idea how...