- Mar 7, 2010
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First off great site. We bought 4 pullets of different breeds and my girl wanted a duck... I think it's kinda cool. They are home and doing well. 90% of what I know now about raising chicks is from this place and because I know you like pictures here are a couple of our new birds.
Is this a brown leghorn? We are unsure.
I started the coop as soon as I got home using a bunch of recycled lumber and kinda making it up as I went along. The coop itself is going to be 6' x 4' which from my understanding is a little overkill for 5 birds but I got carried away. The run will be 16' x 4' part of which will be underneath the coop. We plan to let the chickens roam the back yard whenever they like. I haven't decided whether or not I want to do the "deep litter" method or to keep recycling wood chips/barn dry.
Here is a picture of the front and back wall frames of my design. I plan on 3 lay boxes on the front side and two vents on the sides of the coop in the top corner.
Questions I have. How big should the vents be?
How high up should I place the roosts off the floor?
If we plan on letting the chickens roam the yard would it be worth it to put sand in the run? Keep in mind I do live in the seattle area and we get a fair share of rain fall.
Is having the coop this big with only 4 birds going to be an issue as far as warmth is concerned? The temps rarely get below 20 degrees F here.
If there is anything else you can think of that I have not feel free to point it out. Thanks.
link/webb family
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Is this a brown leghorn? We are unsure.
![IMG_0697.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv117%2Fthe_light%2Fchickens%2FIMG_0697.jpg&hash=b92551be615cd6c5190a134f307d0fdf)
I started the coop as soon as I got home using a bunch of recycled lumber and kinda making it up as I went along. The coop itself is going to be 6' x 4' which from my understanding is a little overkill for 5 birds but I got carried away. The run will be 16' x 4' part of which will be underneath the coop. We plan to let the chickens roam the back yard whenever they like. I haven't decided whether or not I want to do the "deep litter" method or to keep recycling wood chips/barn dry.
Here is a picture of the front and back wall frames of my design. I plan on 3 lay boxes on the front side and two vents on the sides of the coop in the top corner.
![plans.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv117%2Fthe_light%2Fchickens%2Fplans.jpg&hash=0c6fb83148da08e17814823836b26aec)
Questions I have. How big should the vents be?
How high up should I place the roosts off the floor?
If we plan on letting the chickens roam the yard would it be worth it to put sand in the run? Keep in mind I do live in the seattle area and we get a fair share of rain fall.
Is having the coop this big with only 4 birds going to be an issue as far as warmth is concerned? The temps rarely get below 20 degrees F here.
If there is anything else you can think of that I have not feel free to point it out. Thanks.
link/webb family