Here is my start. Its mostly re-purposed materials, and im siding it with imperfects from my lumber mill. Big chicks are sleeping out in the "office trailer" with a heat lamp tonight, and the little tettras are still in the dining room. I cant wait to be complete, and enjoy watching all this...
Thanks All,
very good thoughts.. Placement is going to take some more thought ;-)
I went out to the yard to see what materials were available. ended up with this so far, from mostly reclaimed materials. 4x8x6h, 18" over the ground, its movable with the help of my equipment, big enough to...
Hi Group,
I'm wresteling with ideas that i have no experience with..
.. I'm thinking of coop close to house, for convienience of power/lighting/heat/egg retrieval? any problems?
then, thinking a larger multi-use bldg with integrated coop & floor & chicken stuff storage, vs smaller elevated...
thank you Elmo!
the term apron, that is where a material is placed/flared horiz on top of ground?
wire does seem like a good interfearance.
out to the yard to make a frame ;-)
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wow, yall are close ;-)
we are in Nelson County. we are new to chickens, but have dove completely in.
we have 5, 1 week tetras from TSC, said to be pullets
and 8.. a mixed bag 3-4 week olds of Rhode Island Reds Crossed with Barred Rock
and Red Sexlinks Crossed with Blue Laced Red Wyndatt...
That looks good to me, but im a noob to this stuff as well. Im curious about your 7 hens and only 3 nest box's. Will they share? Id love to use just 6-8 boxes for my ~10 hens. Im hoping to make a decent, yet portable/forklift-able unit, as i am building a people house some miles from here, so...
Hi Group..
Pete in Central Va. about to go outside and build a Coop & Run for my chicks.
My plan has it that the "run" will be inside the fenced garden..
...this provides a 4 ft weld-wire barrier before even getting to the run.. which is 1" poultry net
then the coop will be an...
Greetings BYC,
We are new to chickens, and new to the group. Last weekend (3-2011) we bought our first batch of chicks(8) at a poultry tailgate fair. Non-sexed, Said to be a mix of Rhode Island Reds Crossed with Barred Rock, and/or, Red Sexlinks Crossed with Blue Laced Red Wyndatt. They are...