coop

I'm having such a hard time. We have 1 rooster and 3 hens. I went out yesterday morning to the worst scene.. a racoon broke into my coop. All hens safe but scared! I couldn't find my rooster & seen feathers all over the yard and then I find him with his head completely gone. It was so brutal...

I have a coop from TS a year ago in great shape as well as 3 female chickens who were born just before Easter this year, currently laying brown eggs, med- xl. Coop comes with gravity fed water set up and extra parts. Extra layer feed as well. Asking $160, I can take down the coop if needed but...

Do you guys feel safe putting a heat plate within the coop with grown chickens while brooding baby chicks? I would have to run an extension cord to the plate and currently just have mats down, no saw dust. Last thing I want is a fire. That is why I refuse to put a heat lamp in the coop with...

I keep reading elector PSP is the best spray to treat a coop for red mites, is there anything more affordable out there that actually works? Has anyone had any luck with ivermectin?

I bought a coop at the local bargain outlet for $150. I put some locust posts up to make a 5x10 rectangle. Going to trade in the 3 foot fence for 5 foot fence tomorrow. They are just peeps so they are I just took they out to the coop for a couple hours, today. Otherwise, they are still inside...

Hello. I would like to ask if it would be possible to use a silicone mat at the bottom of a coop to catch all the feces and then you would simply roll it up and clean it outside? I use dry bedding so I thin this could work with it. Any opinions on this as I haven't seen any other people doing...

I’ve been spraying them with water/dish soap/oil every morning and the next day there seem to be even more. The chickens are showing no signs of being bitten. And I have never seen one that is a different color/looks like it’s been feeding. They don’t seem to fit the description of red/northern...

Exhibition House Coop I wanted to post our coop design here, but am realizing I didnt take enough photos of the process. I'll try to explain as much as I can remember. Feel free to comment with any questions, critiques or tips for the future. Duration: It took my husband and I about two...

Introducing an evolutionary step forward to help the fight against Chicken-Boredom! What is The Rockin' Roost? It is a free-standing, 3 - Row, Chicken roost, that really ROCKS! The Rockin' Roost is the answer to SO many issues facing Poultry-People of today. Does your coop have little...

Has anyone ever kept a rooster completely separate from the hens? I introduced a 20 week old black Australorp rooster to my 8- 4 yo hens and he was doing great. It's been about a month he's been with them. Usually does the kittle wing dance for them to "ask permission". I have been introducing...

So my boyfriend made the comment that we need more chickens last night. Believe me, I was shocked too! 😂 We currently have 9 hens and an 8x8 coop. They free range basically all the time plus they have two 14x12 runs so I am not worried about them having enough outside room but I am worried about...

Just finished my new coop build and created an article about the building process that I linked below. I welcome any feed back or recommendations. Already heard from a couple people with helpful thoughts and recommendations. Always looking to improve and "build" up everyone's experience!

Eleven years ago I downloaded plans for a chicken coop from BYC but alas, our timing and location just weren't right. After moving to a nice property along the Gulf Coast of Alabama we finally got enough time and space so we built a coop and got our cute baby chicks in February. All I can say...

Hey everyone, I now have 23 chickens ( 7 bantams & 16 standard size) in a 10 x 40 run. That is 400 square feet so it’s a little over 17 square feet per chicken. I have two raised off the ground 4x8 coops and they only stay in the coops at night. The nesting boxes are attached on the outside of...

Hi I have 6 hens all about 12 weeks old. They have been doing really well about learning to go into their coop at night. At first they just slept on the floor of the coop so I started helping them up on the roosts at night and they learned that pretty quickly as well. For the past few nights...

I really need some help, I’ve been raising ducks for over a year now (started with 2 now we have 6) and I have a major problem with flies. They’re just everywhere. We’ve been trying to keep things clean and not let there be standing water, I even put up SEVERAL fly traps and replace them...

We put together a resin shed as a coop but I’m having issues with keeping out water. We live in eastern Tennessee & get lots of hard rainfall. I’m thinking about running a bead of caulking around all the openings to better seal the windows & doors. Worried about caulking being toxic tho. Do...

Hello all! Our girly just hatched 6/7 eggs (rejected the last one) and they’re up and walking about the coop. The other hens don’t seem to mind them and neither does the rooster, thank god!! My question is, our coop is raised off the ground by probably 2 feet or so with a ramp with small...

My coop with a rain covered run then a covered run.