I am looking to build a coop with my dad. The images below are the dimensions and the finished product of the coop. The run will be 7x3. The coop itself will be 4x3. Is it alright that the large vent is where it is? I live in humid sometimes wet weather so I need a lot of air circulation so that...
we have to move out of state so I have chicken coop and a custom build chicken run to give away.
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Hey everyone! My Uncles run a saw mill and have buttloads of cedar shavings that they let the family use for free!
I was wondering if I could use them in the chicken coop/run or under my wire rabbit cages??
If it helps the chicken coop and run is a basic dirt floor. So is the flooring of...
Not quite finished, have a friend still working on the sign with the ladies names and the name of the coop. I' m having a blast making it "pretty", not quite there yet.
Aren't hobbies fun!
The only predator that I know of for sure that has attacked on our property is a mountain lion. A couple of years ago before we owned the place, a cat attacked one of the horses here. It did not end well for the horse. Can chicken coops be made safe from cougars? Will electricity do it?
hey guys I was wondering if a rooster would round up my hens. I like to keep my chickens free range but they’re wondering to far and going deep in the woods and by my neighbors house (even though it’s a whole field away!) and I can’t keep running outside every couple minutes to chase them back...
Has anyone ever remodeled a camper into a coop? Thinking about building a new coop and I really am considering a camper coop. If anyone has done one, any tips or pictures.
Finished with our chicken coop Hotel. My hubby did an amazing job building it. Hotel accommodations include four roomy perches, working big windows with a view, sky lights and room service. The guests at the Hotel Egglagio are very happy. Thank you so much honey!
So, I’ve decided I want more chickens. I only have one right now but I’ve grew up around chickens. I’m placing an order soon for some different breeds. I want to start working on an enclosure though. I want to build the ultimate chicken mansion with a huge run.
So if anyone can give me some...
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My coop is just about done! Here it is! (The nesting boxes are not painted, there is no lock on the door, and the run is not put in, doing that later today, the door to clean it is not cut.)
Inside: the roost.
When using the deep bedding method in the coop how often do all of you change it out completely? I was so use to cleaning and sanitizing my coop every week and basic cleaning everyday. My life was revolving around my chickens and it seemed I had no time for anything else so I read about deep...
Me and my aid/special needs assistant started our chicken flock 3 weeks before building and buying the chicken coop and run. We went to tractor supply after eating lunch and looked at the list of live baby chicken chicks in large grey tubs with heaters and feeders and waterers. We each picked...
I currently have 4 chicks hopefully all are hens I kept them in a box for about 1.5 weeks and built them a coop in the mean time now they stay in the coop except I let them in the yard for a few hours a day thoughts on the coop are what I'm looking for thanks!
Chicken keeping does not have to be difficult or stressful, and you shouldn’t have to spend your time worrying about the pending threat that rats can be to your backyard flock, it’s a part of life and if you put in place the steps listed below, you and your girls will be able to sleep a little...
I've posted a thread like this one (it went dead and nobody was replying!) so I just quickly need some help with your chicken coop substrate. I dont normally have any trouble with lice or flee's and some people say they flip every week and others say they flip every year(I think its something to...
Hello all, I am new to keeping chickens and I'm loving it. Thanks in advance for the help and my apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong section.
I recently bought 10 beautiful black Australorps, about 1 year old. They have been laying about 8 eggs a day for the past couple weeks and seem...
If you live in or near Stafford County, VA, I am selling my chicken set up....
Chicken tractor and starter supplies for sale. I used this inside a pen so the girls could roam about during the day. The tractor is helpful if you are gone overnight since it can keep them in and hold their...
Hello Everyone!! Hope I am in the right section. I am looking for someone who has experience with building a chicken coop. Not looking for anything very large and don't need a run. If you are in the Boulder/Longmont area and are looking for a small project, Pls. let me know. I and my chickens...