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  1. stefan333

    1 thing I wish I knew when I was starting out...

    Thanks. That's what's nice about this style -you can customize it very easily. I live in a milder winter climate -southern KY, so we didn't have to winterize it. The stuff banked against the right wall are a bunch of logs. My husband was so proud of his log splitting ability that one day I...
  2. stefan333

    1 thing I wish I knew when I was starting out...

    I've got my nest boxes just above the bedding -lower than the roosts, cause that's what I've read is best. It's about the height of the chicken heads, and they've been poking their heads in and pecking at the golf balls. They also love to crowd around them -seems to be a hang out spot. Will...
  3. stefan333

    1 thing I wish I knew when I was starting out...

    I made it out of 2 cattle panels, poultry wire (ya, I went cheep), 2x4's, fence staples/u shaped nails, 2 1/2 inch outdoor screws, tarp, 2 hinges, a lock, and lots of zip ties. The base is just 8 foot 2x4's, then I bent and nailed on the cattle panels. From there I just measured and cut as I...
  4. stefan333

    1 thing I wish I knew when I was starting out...

    I did so much research on building my own coop and learned from others what not to do. I even bought plans for an ark, but when I added up the costs for lumber and realized how much work was involved I freaked out. I couldn't fathom spending so much money and time on something that housed only...
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