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Updated my blog post with picture of poultry net and support for it.

Another design element I regret is that I did not cover the chicken pen. Hawks could swoop down and chickens can fly out. Today I added a bird net to cover the whole pen.

I draft-proofed the roosts with plastic sheets. They are all using the new roost , but tomorrow I will move it down lower for the sloppy jumpers. Soooooo glad I reused those deck screws .

Yay! Got the new roost in place. Needs some adjustments, but it is much better for me . I never want to get trapped behind roosts again. Update: Needs major adjustments. They all decided they would rather sleep in the nest box .

Quote: I built a tractor that was barely adequate for my newly-arrived pullets. Now it sits in the chicken run and holds the broody cage off the ground. How do you persuade your flock to go in and out of the tractor? Can you show us pictures? See my BYC page. It really exercises my birds...

Y'all have inspired me. I am about half way through my list of coop improvements .

Quote: I built a tractor that was barely adequate for my newly-arrived pullets. Now it sits in the chicken run and holds the broody cage off the ground. How do you persuade your flock to go in and out of the tractor? Can you show us pictures?

What did you do differently in the new coop?

My coop is a masterpiece. Master piece of scrap! It was improvised from salvaged materials and has a few, um, shortcomings. I have started making improvements, first to increase floor space, next to add a nest box. Do you have any frustrations with your current coop design? Updates: Interior...