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Got some more work done and the micro-controller came in so I will be programming the door soon! This is the swing access door to clean the coop: opened: I installed a vent in the door and between that and the extremely porous walls made out of old fence posts, there should be great...

Got the door installed, finished most of the wood, and painted the inside floor twice.

thanks for all the observations. I'll be adding sufficient ventilation to my todo list. They do run to the coop or under our garden (raised on blocks) when a hawk is around. The area the old coop is in keeps supprisely cool in the summer heat. This coop will have a large sheltered run built for...

Elmo, are you taking with regards to keeping the chickens locked in the coop? Basically my goal with the coop is to keep the birds out of it for a long as they want. As it stands now, our chickens only spend about 10 to 15 minutes per day in the coop, just enough time to lay an egg and then run...

Thank you all for the warm welcomes!!! Check out my coop build thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5809744

Sorry that it has taken me so long. But I was lucky enough to get some work done recently! Slides for sheet metal door: back and sides are done: Electric door from the inside of the coop: Second pic of sliding door from inside: The sheet metal door is 12 inches wide and will...

Howdy all, We love our birds so much and we figure they deserve a new chicken coop! With more planning this time, I'm actually going to integrate all sorts of technologies into this coop build. The frame: It's a 3x3 frame with the floor elevated off the ground. The roof is just a slant from...

Howdy all, I've been browsing these forums for over a year and figured I'd finally register. I'm going to post my new coop plans to get critiqued! We have a small flock of hens that we love so much we spoil them to death. When it's not super cold, we grow black solder fly larva for their...