#coopsafety

I have Momordica balsamina vines growing in our Chicken Run! we live in Florida, and this vine is from somewhere not in Florida 🤣

I have a small coop for 2 to 3 chickens and unfortunately one of my birds passed away from the coop being so hot while she was trying to lay. :( I don’t want this happening again but the Texas weather is brutal hitting 105 where I’m at. It doesn’t help that there doesn’t seem to be much air flow...

Hi everyone, Newbie to BYC & the chicken world here! I recently purchased an Eglu Cube + 13ft run and have some concerns about the security of the coop itself. I live in an area with raccoons and don’t fully trust the door handles on the egg port & rear of the Cube to hold up against...

Hi all! What kind of automatic chicken coop doors is everyone using? We live in PA so the winters can get pretty cold and snowy and we are looking for something battery operated. TIA!!

I am new to chickens, don't have them yet but planning on it. I was told by a friend that has owned chickens for a while that you need a light in the chicken coop during the winter, so that the chickens will keep up a steady egg production. Not a heat lamp, just a light because there are shorter...

Hi All, I've very recently put my flock of 13 chickens into a large run and hen house outside where they now spend 100% of their time. They've only been out for 5 days and are doing pretty well despite the current rainy 50° weather. But with hurricane season just around the ben, what can I do...

I live in an area where there are eagles, hawks, foxes, racoons, skunks...you get the picture. I wanted to make the coop and run as safe as possible after hearing some horrible stories. Its an amish built coop with an attached run that is 7X10 and the coop 7X7 is raised so the chickens can go...