I just saw your pics - it looks pretty much the same, except for the color. Where's your poop tray? For the summer I was thinking of taking the window out and putting hardware cloth over it for ventilation. Can you open yours? And does your roof prop open? I am not quite sure of the purpose of that.
They will only be free ranging on weekends and maybe an hour or so on week nights. I'm going to put more interesting plants inside the fence for them. I don't think they will destroy it all, or maybe I am being naive!!
Julie - I would love to see pictures of your coop!
I thought chicken tractors were movable - this definitely is not moving! After I put better hooks on all the doors of the coop and run, it will be secure. They will only free range within the picket fence part when we are home and outside in the yard. We have a resident hawk and my husband saw...
Yes, my DH takes great pride in his work, thank you!
IzzyMoon- how many chicks do you have? How do you like the poop board? It seems way too shallow to me, but I haven't used it yet. Seems like you could only put about 1/2 inch of shavings in there, but I guess you don't really need that much...
LOL yes, I meant carabiners! The big tree to the left is a Japanese Maple. Our house is to the left of the coop in this picture. And we own the house to the right also, so they are our tenants. I'm not too concerned with them complaining! The most noise the girls make is chirping anyway, and who...
Hello my new helpful friends! Coop is done and waiting for its princesses! I have a few questions and welcome any suggestions you may have.
Here is what we did as far as fencing and landscaping. The big plant in the middle along the fence is a grapevine. I thought they would enjoy that. There...