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I think I would have put a support in the center. But no wider than it is it should be fine.

I am building my run now it will all be covered with metal roof. I plan to put several inches of sand down in there, hopefully over a layer of rock, with treated wood base board and concrete blocks, it will be raised several inches above the outside ground level so any rain that blows in should...

Mine is simple plywood door 3/4 inch , sides up inside wall in grooved 2x lumber guides. opened by pulling cable with pulleys from the ouside. The only advice I have is make sure the door goes down past the bottom of the opening so the preds can not get their claws under it.

I have twenty five chicks four days old now. I have a 250 watt red heat lamp over them in my garage . Its hanging about 2 feet over them and its staying about ninety degrees at chick head high. seems to be working fine I monitor the temp often I was concerned most about keeping them too hot. I...

posting ten thousand times just means you talk alot. It does not make you smarter .

mama24, I did offer sound advice close the holes and cover the run. You will never be able to eliminate all the preditors all you can do is make the coop and yard more secure. I did not mean to be judgemental of you but the list of owners who loose birds is endless because many of them just...

Chicken owners need to be aware , you must keep your birds secure at all times. If you don't when one gets killed whose fault is it . Close the holes and cover the run and only free range when you are near or suffer the consequences.

Why is the discussion focused on what killed the birds. The discussion should be how do you make the coop more secure , the killer could be any number of things, so fix the problem, the poor security is the problem. Right?

What about sayings that have to do with chickens? You can't take chicken poop and make chicken salad!

thanks for the info I appreciate it

How do you tell the difference between a buff plymouth rock and a buff orpington? or a white rock from a white orpington?

If I buy straight run chicks. How long will it be before the cocks start crowing and annoying the neighbors?

I have not got the first bird yet, but I have questions about molting. When do they molt? What makes it start? Do they start at a certain age? Do they all start at the same time? If I get all my chicks at the same time will I have a period when they are all molting? Should I buy chicks at...

Hey chicken people. I am building my first coop and was wondering. How important is it to protect the hens from mosquitoes, do I need to install screen wire along with the hardware cloth. I live in north Louisiana we usually have a lot of very hungry mosquitoes most of the year. need some input...

Thanks alot folks I really appreciate the great info. You all probably help prevent a disaster. I was all set to board them up pretty tight . Thanks again, treeman52

I live in north Louisiana, hot, humid summers then it gets down to about mid twenties sometimes in winter. I am trying to design a hen house, about eight hens, I don't know how tight to make it. How much ventilation , closing glass windows or hardware cloth windows with wood doors over them...