Dog proff coop.

[kuntrygirl]

Awesome job!

 

[cfdf]

Looks great to me! I do have a questions though....where do you live? Metal around a coop here would be way too hot in the summer.

 

[Candiss]

Good job.. You look like you put alot of work into it..

BTW, I do not have anything that secure for my chickens, which are a pitbull, 2 + amstaffs, basset hound and a great dane (that stay out most of the time). And they have never been able to get to the chickens, I have the heavy duty kennels (9/11 gauge) with chicken wire over it, and a chicken wire top on half and a roof over the other.. Maybe I should rethink my setup.

Candace

 

[Sama_Lama]

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I live in Southern Arizona where we had the privilege of 106 degrees today (ick!). Where I wouldn't recommend laying your bare belly on the metal at high noon, it doesn't get hot enough to burn anyone, It has a lot to do with the galvanized finish.

 

[Sama_Lama]

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Thank you very much for the advice. I was always paranoid about a fire hazard when I had the brooder there just from paranoia but I have since removed it. If (when!) I use a brooder again, I'll make sure to put it on the other side away from the nesting boxes. Thank you again for the advice.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

uhhmm.... Nice job Sama_Lama.

I like your proactive thinking. It's hard to fully understand the volume of space from the pics, but it seems like you should rotate the brooder 90 degrees (along with the light). From the pic it looks possible that pine shavings could be pushed out onto the light from that end nestbox. Edit: Didn't see that you already solved the problem. See, I like your thinking.

 

[hchorselover]

Wow and i thought MY coop was good! lol Great coop

your chickens are spoiled

chickensrock98 i don't think they were trying to be know it alls, no need to call anybody names.

 

[littlethorn]

Looks great! While nothing is ever completely predator proof, you have done a good job with the ties of providing a deterrent to digging underneath. In my experience (I also have large dogs), once the dogs see it's not easy to get into they eventually just ignore it as just another part of their yard.