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Hello all, update: My neighbor, who also has chickens recommended I put a light inside the coop and put that on as it gets dark to lure them in, and sure enough that did the trick! Funny, sometimes it’s the simplest thing! I know chickens aren’t always the brightest animal, seems like a...

What issues are you seeing? Are they more specific to a different area of the country? Now you have me concerned 😆

Wow, you really do have to watch for snakes. Here in suburban minnesota garter snakes are the only ones around and they are small and would be more likely to be eaten :D

Holy cow that's a big snake! I have not seen any sign of snakes. The coop is about 2-3 feet off the ground, so unless they can climb the posts the coop is supported on (I don't know, maybe the can!) their only other access route would be the ramp to the door. We aren't in much of a snake...

I may do as you say and augment the existing coop for now. Having spent nearly $1000 on this coop my wife may kill me if I insist on building a whole new one 😆 Time is my biggest enemy right now with everything going on in life right now, so modifying will be preferred over building. Being a...

There is a matching vent on both sides. Attached are photos of the actual coop and run. The run is a repurposed dog run and is sizable at 9x15 feet. So they do have plenty of space to spread their wings. Also, in the winter (we have had them for one winter so far) the roofed overhang keeps most...

I did a mite check and couldn’t find anything. I checked their vents and also ran a paper towel along the roost bars top and bottom at night and nothing. I did this shortly after dusk. Do I need to do it later in the evening perhaps?

Yes, I need to do that. Minneapolis MN. So some pretty cold winters— -15-20C isn’t unheard of and 95+ and humid in the summers. So we get both extremes. I am thinking at the very least of maybe adding a couple additional small vents on the sides at the top.

Ahh, one of these. Not sure that’s going to be easy. Will need to cut a big hole in the roof. Will something like that be okay in the winter?

Thank you for the warning. Wish I had better passive ventilation, but not an option right now. I’ll look into the Chef’s hat you mention.

Thank you. I hope you’re right. I will check on the mites this evening if that is when they are active. If heat is the issue I’ll see if I can get a small fan in there for them.

I will check for mites in the morning. Their behavior hasn’t changed, no pale wattles or anything else out of the ordinary.

The coop is approximately 40”L x 39"W x 42"H with 3 roosting bars. The size hasn’t been a problem as far as I can tell before. Attached are photos. I have not checked for mites. When checking where is best to look? Looking for really tiny tiny bugs right? Thank you.

I have 4 hens, 1 year old, three different breeds, all comparably sized. Everything has been going fine until this last week when I go to close their coop door at night I have had a couple of them camping out in the ramp or near the door rather than roosting inside. I hadn’t thought anything of...