chicken coop

  1. Vanessa Elle

    Nesting boxes

    As a first time chick mom I am learning as I go but I'm a little stumped with how I should try to introduce or encourage the chicks to start getting used to their nesting boxes. They have been in their big coop for a month and they just haven't been interested in the nesting boxes. They are just...
    • Vanessa Elle
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    • ameracauna chicken coop chicken coop help lavender orpington nesting box new chic mother new to chickens polish polish pullet roosting bar
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  2. Austin Chicken Coop - pics from move-in day

    Austin Chicken Coop - pics from move-in day

    Here is our chicken coop and run - on the chicks' move-in day a couple of weeks ago. We converted a space we'd originally planned (30 years ago) as a dog run - but our dogs refused to get off the couch. So now - our (still-unnamed) chicken space!
  3. mermaidmadi

    Broody Duck in Chicken Coop

    Hi all! My duck has gone broody inside my chicken coop... she’s not in a nesting box, but I’m not quite sure how to keep any ducklings that may hatch safe from the chickens. I have no idea how many eggs she is sitting on, but I was able to peek a few days ago and it seems to be a good-sized...
    • mermaidmadi
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    • broody broody duck chicken coop duck duck in coop duckling ducks nest
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. BudgieKing15

    Easy to Build Chicken Run Made with T-Posts

    My dad and I built this chicken run with 10 t-posts and 2 in. by 4 in. wire mesh. In the future, we will build a mobile chicken coop to dock at present wooden door opening.
  5. SherryannM

    Moving to a Tractor?

    I have a coop and run for my chickens, but I made a tractor so we can move them around the yard on good days and when we want to get in the coop and clean. But they don't know what the heck it is, and I don't know how to make them go in it. I am afraid to let them wander our yard because of the...
  6. My chicken coop!

    My chicken coop!

    People want to live in it :) only the best for my girls. I hand painted the floor, I made a chandelier and filled the coop with antique chairs for humans to visit.
  7. Wanderbrook Coop

    Wanderbrook Coop

    Welcome to our little coop (Le Poulailler Noir) in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. The coop is 8' x 8' with an attached 5' x 16' run and is the culmination of a year-long bliss project. The finished coop is what happens when you combine an artist (myself) with a math guy who has amazing...
    • CyndieRauls
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    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Large Coops
  8. Katielovell530

    Setting up chicken coop

    Hi there. I have some time to think about this but just want to get prepared. Do you use hay or pine shavings for the floor, how often do you clean, what type of waters and feeders do you use. I’m a total newbie and just want everything to be set. How will they know to go back in their coop at...
  9. R

    New chicken and waterfowl coop ideas?

    I plan on building two coops, one for chickens and one for ducks. I've been googling some ideas but most of them seem to have the wire too thin, which can be very bad for me since there's predators here. We don't have raccoons, foxes, etc. We have mongooses and rats, therefore they can get in...
  10. J

    Free chicken coop

    Newish Chicken Coop comes with heat lamp can no longer keep because parents do not wish to have Birds anymore. For those of you that live in or near the chicago-area in illinois Will be on curb at st.charles south 18th street. No shipping
  11. J

    Free chicken coop comes with a heat lamp

    Newish Chicken Coop comes with heat lamp can no longer keep because parents do not wish to have Birds anymore. For those of you that live in or near the chicago-area in illinois Will be on curb at st.charles south 18th street.
  12. Gertie Greenbriar

    Predator apron for chicken coop from re-purposed chain-link fence?

    Hello! I am currently working on turning an old barn-style outbuilding on our property into a chicken coop. It is quite an old building, but it has good bones, decent foundation (buried double stacked cinder-block and reinforced with poured concrete) and dirt floors. I recently got a whole lot...
  13. Brittnicole94

    Old enough to be moved outside?!

    My husband I are first time chicken owners we bought 6 baby chicks 2 weeks ago from tractor supply and they told us they could be outside but make sure they don’t get too cold we’ve kept them inside until yesterday we moved them to their small chicken coop! Where we live today has been rainy and...
  14. ellieanne22

    Coop help

    Hi, all! We are finally getting our first batch of chicks (and ducks!) within the next few weeks. I am in the process of getting everything ready for our new little flock before they get here, and am definitely stuck on the coop some. I really, really like the looks and double use of the coops...
  15. Lazy Farmer

    "WHILE YOUR CHICKENS ARE SLEEPING" Video Series

    Hey kids! Haven't had much time for social media these last few months but have found an interesting way to share our endeavors without crashing my schedule. It is the beginning of spring- meaning.. PREDATORS! We have accumulated a pile of clips with motion detection/night vision cams...
    • Lazy Farmer
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    • chicken coop chicken pen chickens coon live trap night vision opossoms predator trail cam
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. K

    Building/Buying a coop

    Hi, my boyfriend and I are starting a chicken coop this year and are looking for a coop lot or prebuilt. I grew up raising chickens in a coop but it was already there when we moved to that property and was quite large. We would like a coop that can hold 8-10 chickens. Right now we’ve got 6...
  17. qopt

    Big enough coop?

    I am raising a flock of 5 barnevelders. I am wondering if a 3x4 foot henhouse with a 4x9 foot run is big enough. The chickens will be free ranging, but just in case they have to be locked up we have the 4x9 foot run. Is my space to chicken ratio accurate? There’s no way for me to make any...
  18. EnnieM

    Need help with sizing!

    Hello! I’ve attached a picture - I’d like to make a coop/run very similar to this. Planning for 20 chickens, 16+ weeks, depending on breed. They’ll be locked in at night, in the run during the day, and allowed to free range when I’m at the farm (atleast hours every morning and night) 1. How...
  19. JuniorTheHen

    Follow these steps to insure your hen's safety!

    Being a chicken keeper, things can get difficult when predators are around. Recently, there has been a fox problem and is an ongoing worry for any owner of chickens. There are several ways to protect your chickens, but here are the most effective ways to ensure your safety over predators e.g...
  20. chickenbritt5908

    Cat tree... for chickens?!

    Random thought I had today while scrolling through amazon.. has anyone ever put a cat tree in their coop or run for their chickens? I thought how cool would that be? Remove the carpet of course for cleanliness reasons.
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