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I sure hope so! Happy hens. Happy me. 💛

Made some progress this weekend. Decided to raise the coop high enough to let the ladies under it to provide additional shade. Two big windows (donated from a neighbor) in the front and one on the side; 1 is actually on the shed/grow out brooder/isolation side, but I'm pretty confident that I...

My biggest concern is mice/rats and rat snakes. We could have possums/raccoons (never seen one alive)/maybe weasels (I've never seen one in my life, but the stories creep me out) , but nothing has tried to get into our current set up. The run is inside another fence on about 1 1/2 acres. I have...

We are already brainstorming ways to block the chickens from getting under the coop/shed. We used deck blocks with out current coop (raised much higher), and the hardware cloth was definitely a challenge. I had planned on just blocking the run side. Should we skirt all the way around to help...

I would love more details. I am open to any and all suggestions they don't involve me telling my husband to undo something that has gone farther than paper. He is patient, but I'm scared to test him. Our current roof plan is a shed type roof with hardware cloth along the front of the rafters...

Yes, they are 2x6s, and there is a natural slope to help with rainfall drainage. We are building in our current coop/run location. The purpose for raising it and putting a floor in is to help prevent issues with mice/rats making their home under the coop and sneaking/chewing their way in.

Profile updated with location, and thanks for the advice on how to find out about wind speed and direction.

I'm in north Georgia, so heat is a much bigger issue than cold (for the hens; the cold is definitely a bigger issue for me). We will have ventilation along the rafters in the front and back. The windows will be for light and extra ventilation for 3/4 of the year. They'll be closed in winter. We...

We are in the process of upgrading for my girls. We currently have 2 hens, but are planning 4 more in early April. I don't plan to add any more for at least a couple of years and really should keep my flock under 10. I'd love some advice from the experts about the best layout for the inside of...