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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    My husband basically did exactly what you suggested, although it's on the outside door, so easy for us to remove the board and still use the sliding door. He has also finished the nesting boxes so there's a back with doors to access from the outside of the chickens area. Although I added...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Thanks! I love it, it's my favorite color! 💙
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    I did end up leaving the door to their nighttime spot open a little ways today, I'm just worried the dog will figure out she can push open the sliding door with her head if she tries hard enough. She would go in there and eat all their food and poop and terrorize the chickens in their safe...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    So far it's been a few nights and the kittens and chickens don't seem to mind each other. Since they're separated by chicken wire and a screen door it works, at least until the cats are big enough they scratch the screen door up... But I can always hardware cloth or chicken wire that too. My...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Thanks! I have netting between the plywood pieces so no chickens can get up there. I definitely thought they would try and roost up there if they could. As for the kittens, we just got them about a week and a half ago and they have been sleeping in the garage every night with food, water...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Update!! Hubby went with my request for an aqua blue (I was not there to pick out paint) and it's beautiful. I would call it a "Tiffany Blue" in person, pictures make it look a little darker than it is. But I'm now calling my coop "Tiffany & Co." and will for sure be naming one of my next hatch...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Thanks, that's reassuring. I think she was very gentle, she's used to handling the chicks and she's constantly pretending rocks are her eggs or chicks and is very gentle. I just freaked out because they were moved and turned over and was worried she maybe shook them. But I'm hoping it's all good 🙏
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    This is a long post, sorry in advance! New floor boards put in (decided to just replace those instead of ripping them all out, more predator proof this way) Patio door installed in my greenhouse/she-shed/future brooder half. My husband and I managed to carry them from our garage and install...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    My husband started framing a door for the run. We're trying to utilize as many free materials as possible so he's using a crooked tree for the doorway. Had a heck of a time getting that figured out. And the run will be the beautiful treed area... We will be attempting to use that old wooden...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    I'm curious what people use for roosting bars? I was thinking of using some trees that fell in a storm, they would probably be about the size of a 2x2 piece of lumber, maybe slightly wider at one end. And obviously round. I'm not sure if round and natural is better or will be harder to sit on...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Ahhh good points. I like the idea of making them movable so that it's easy to shovel everything out when I need to. I'll have to check out some ideas and figure out a sturdy but still moveable setup!
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Made some good progress! The 3 windows are in, just the patio door left which will go right across from the other big window on the right. My husband realized he couldn't put adequate ventilation on that side with the windows being covered enough by the overhang. So he framed off the middle as...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Very helpful articles, thank you!! 🙌🙌 I've been doing a few of the tricks on there just based on instinct or things I remember seeing in the past, but great to have a comprehensive list. :)
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Thanks! My husband is off work tomorrow for Canada day and took Friday and all of next week off, so hoping it's ready for them to move in soon!! Keeping them cool in here is hard. A few of them have actually willingly sat in the little pool for a bit. But most are not keen to cool off that way...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Some slow progress being made. It's been super hot here (unusually so) it's been between 35 and 40 degrees C (95 and 100° F). So I've been trying to keep my chicks cool any way I can in the small chicken tractor they have. Can't wait for their coop and run so they can at least spread out in the...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    Oh yeah makes sense. Maybe I'll have to get my husband to build a little barrier in front of the doors to keep the bedding out of the tracks. And I likely wouldn't have it open of it was raining so I can't foresee that being too much of an issue. It's only supplemental ventilation not my main...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    My husband cleaned out the shed this week and ripped out the couple rotten boards. He then decided to paint before doing anything else with the floor. He did the first coat last night and it was amazing with the paint sprayer we just bought. Wish we got that thing years ago!! I didn't get a full...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    All screened windows will definitely have hardware cloth. Man that stuff is expensive though!
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    My husband ripped out the couple rotten boards in the floor and I asked if he could maybe just replace those instead of ripping out the rest. It may be a lot less work and hassle, but we'll see! Apparently they're only supported on the two sides so it's really bouncy, not sure how long it'll...
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    Big metal shed to chicken coop...?

    I just realized my husband only has to frame out part of the shed if we put all the windows in one half and put up a wall of some sort like you suggest. But I'll leave the big door and put the nesting boxes in the middle wall so that I can go inside the big door on this side to access the eggs...
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