Greetings from SE Louisiana

Hello and welcome back to BYC! :frow Nice to meet you.
Get a shed instead of a pre-fab coop. You'll get way more bang for your buck.
Honestly that's what I've kinda discussed with DH. I know quite a few places to get one, but he seems resistant to having to do the conversion to a coop. Is there an article for that, where I can show him it shouldn't be too, too difficult?
 
Honestly that's what I've kinda discussed with DH. I know quite a few places to get one, but he seems resistant to having to do the conversion to a coop. Is there an article for that, where I can show him it shouldn't be too, too difficult?
Why yes! There is! Click on the "My Coop" link under my avatar. I converted a shed.
I'm not suggesting you go to the lengths I did like extending the roof line, but the basics are there.
 
Howdy and welcome back. I like Dobie Lover's idea of the shed as a coop. Then you can build a run. With a divider in the middle you can also have it as the feed room.

Good to know ahead of time. And you can start trapping before you get the chickens, at least the smaller ones like coons and opossums. I believe trapping season is over if you don't have livestock to protect. It is allowed at any time if they are killing your livestock.
Yes we definitely have both of those, I actually accidentally stepped on a possum while I was pregnant, I felt so bad for it, but there was no way I was about to try and touch it. Lol
We've been looking to get a few larger traps for the coons.
 
Welcome to BYC ! I don't know your situation but often times folks over look things that they already have around that can be converted into a run or a coop. Like old green house loops may make a fine run when covered with wire of the proper mesh . Old pallets can be recycled into a good coop but it is a lot of work . Good luck !🍀
DH refuses to have this type of coop. Nothing against them myself, he's just very resistant to the idea.
 
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