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What I didn't get to say because my lunch break ended: While square footage is the most critical thing to think of when choosing a coop, height also matters. You need an area deep enough to contain a reasonable amount of bedding, say 6-8". You need to have the nest boxes sitting above the...

Before you order anything, you need to be aware that almost all prefab coops claim wildly exaggerated numbers as to how many chicken they suit and some are entirely unsuited for chickens at all. First rule of thumb: If it looks like a dollhouse it's only suitable for toy chickens. :D The usual...

Where do you put pine shavings? Inside the coop only or out in the run as well? I use shavings as bedding in the coop and various forms of litter in the run after the grass has been destroyed. This includes wood chips, wood shavings, straw, pine straw, leaves, dried grass clippings, etc...