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    Where should I buy a chicken coop from?

    Watched a random youtube video about some random prefab from amazon. In a nutshell he said that the wire used is so weak that only a chicken couldn't break it. He was breaking it with his fingers no less. You would be surprised what you can/could do with a simple hand saw, some nails and...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Thinking no more than the 150 watt for the bulb BUT. Thinking the heating pad/plate will be better for me after sleeping on it.
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Actually after thinking about it, I think the heater pad, plate thingy would work out better for me, if indeed they worked. :)
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Like this: ??????? Do these cover enough area for 15 chicks or would I have to have more than 1 for this? Also.. will this work all the way up until they feather out? I can get a heat lamp for $12 and keep in mind this started out as a $0 free build from scrap. Got to keep money to a minimum...
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    Coop problem?

    Dude! Just put plastic around the coop until it warms up. Roll of plastic and a few staples.. when warm weather comes, rip it off. 20 dollars and 30min of your time a year. Thats my plan for my over ventilated coop. :) You don't have to seal it completly,, leave a couple feet at the top in...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    I could just put this type brooder over nesting boxes.. would raise the brooder up enough to reach everything better and enclose a space above it for the hanging of the heater. That way the adult birds won't be able to mess with the bulb and burn the coop down
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Thought brooders was supposed to be kinda tallish like this: Can't put roosts and poop catcher over that with just a 7' ceiling..
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Do you have a heat lamp in there? Looks like a lamp would be touching the birds when they feathered out enough to be loose..??
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not totally finished but should be by spring. I have more to cover and do before birds are turned loose in run. Me having a plastic top, I don't think I could trust chicks overnight as raccoon could chew threw that plastic in about 20 seconds. I just thinking brooder in coop for safety...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not totally finished... seems perfect right now in winter, but with the heat of the birds + the sun in summer might have to cut out another spot for ventilation. Options always there. We don't want other birds flying into the coop and spreading disease right? :-)
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Yup, this looks great!
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    Tired of dealing with hatching eggs with an incubator? Consider getting a couple of these instead.

    Childhood memories. I can remember back on the farm my grandmother had every sort of fowl imaginable. Ducks, geese, chickens, turkeys and guinea. I remember one time my uncles showing me a hen that had come off the nest with chicks. What really stood out was that she had spurs! Not only...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Plus I like the fact that they get "born and raised" in the coop, always know where home is..
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Not counting on it! :) However I do count on getting more roosters than I want, I think the min order is 5 some places, 3 the other. Some places only offer straight run which means mostly roosters. I intend to give some away or sell some to friends... Then you must think ahead to when you...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    I plan to cover my ventilation in cold weather. I intend to order 12-15. I figure a small loss so I figure I end up with 10-12 at most. I want no more than 2 roosters for 10 hens. I doubt I will get my ideal ratio right off hence the brooder. I also plan to give away or sell some at times -...
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    only that few? 10 hens? I would at least say build 5 and let them fight over 2 or 3 :-P I do think i might be planning too many nesting boxes... good observation.
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    Yes.. walk in... 6'6" low end 8' high end.. slanted roof.
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    Stumped here need suggestions on 8x14 coop floorplan.

    I have a 8'x14' raised coop and ready to get started with nesting boxes and perches/poop catcher and a small brooder somewhere. Looking to house 10 or 12 birds. Space is limited. I'm thinking to put the perches on the west wall, north of the chicken door. Nesting boxes lined up 2 high along...
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    Anyone in WV???

    Harts here :-)
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