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Lynne - my floor is vinyl flooring over PT plywood. How often do you change the 4" of pine shavings? It sounds like I should clean my poop board more often as well. Great BYC pages. I need to take more time and read them more thoroughly, but you've got some great info there. Thanks again...

Quote: Thank you! The dimensions are 6' x 8'. I separated out 20" at the end of the 8' length to put in the half wall with the built in feed trough and for feed and bedding storage, so the inside usable space for chickens is less than 8'. The design is a salt box as well, so the height of...

Quote: I'll try to get some close-up pics of it to post for you. It's basically two pieces of plywood on either side of a 2x4 bottom, and a third piece of plywood dropped between them and fastened in place. I can fill it up from the backside without having to go into the coop. The back wall...

Settin'_Pretty : ]Don't know where you are, but here in joja the roof would be so hot you couldn't keep your hand on it.;O) here the heat is a problem and not so much the cold, so insulation and venting is of utmost importance. I'm in Vermont. Rarely gets that hot here, though the last few...

Settin'_Pretty : very well built but looks to me that it needs more ventilation I kept really good cross ventillation from the two 18" x 27" windows that I keep wide open. I don't have gable vents yet. I haven't been able to find any that I like at Home Depot or any other buildling supply...

Quote: Yes - I see what you mean. That won't be hard to fix. Just 5 screws, and I'll flip it around. Thanks for the tip! Oh yeah - meant to mention that I will be building a run, when I find the time! Right now, they are inside locked up when we're not home, but we let them out to wander...

Hi Everyone: I've been waiting for when I could completely finish my first coop before posting pics, but I can't wait any longer! I've always wanted a flock of chickens (layers) so this winter, I finally convinced my wife that we should do it. Plus, I said, it would be great for our son to...