Have I stuffed up

[Countrydreamin]

I wasn’t happy with ventilation in my shed conversion, so i drilled 5cm holes along the walls of the shed on the opposite side to the existing louvre windows. I covered the holes to make them predator proof and it seemed to work well. As mentioned, the smaller the volume of space, the more critical ventilation becomes.

Oh sounds like a smart idea to me. I’m considering punching out the window and putting wire over it. However would probably extend the roofing for coverage. My husband brought home chickens on a whim so the common sense part of it was out the window from the start. I’m just trying to make things work with thre resources I have available haha

 

[Shadrach]

I beg to differ - I managed

You stole my line.

 

[Kris5902]

My husband brought home chickens on a whim so the common sense part of it was out the window from the start.

Lucky! Mine just encouraged me to get hatching eggs then proceeded to whine when I made him help me build the housing! “But they’re ‘your’ chickens”, you could try that line to get the coup build going?

 

[Pork Pie]

Oh sounds like a smart idea to me. I’m considering punching out the window and putting wire over it. However would probably extend the roofing for coverage. My husband brought home chickens on a whim so the common sense part of it was out the window from the start. I’m just trying to make things work with thre resources I have available haha

Doing what you can with what you have is the name of the game, imo. In time, you will know exactly what you want / can afford, but don’t rush that process. The longer that process takes, the better the end result will be. It took me 3 years to plan what I wanted, and it worked - before that time i was flying by the seat of my pants in almost every aspect of caring for my flock.

 

[sourland]

I beg to differ - I managed

You stole my line.

Mr Porky, and Shad the two of you are exceptions to many rules. OP I apologize for the hijack of your thread.

 

[aart]

I'll tell you what, instead of asking the questions make yourself one of those educator badges and answer other peoples questions.

Is this just part of the comedy routine?

 

[Countrydreamin]

My dads building me a kick ass coop tomorrow. I should of just asked him to begin with. Privileged carpenters daughter

I bought two more hens today. I’m sure the other two I have now are both roosters.

 

[Countrydreamin]

Is this just part of the comedy routine?

Yeh I’m the laughing stock of the flock

 

[aart]

Yeh I’m the laughing stock of the flock

Nah, not you.....that was for @Shadrach's post that I quoted.

My dads building me a kick ass coop tomorrow.

Sweet!!!

 

[townchicks]

My dads building me a kick ass coop tomorrow. I should of just asked him to begin with. Privileged carpenters daughter

Lucky girl. Be sure to check out the coop pages to see what works and doesn't. Make it bigger than you think you'll ever need. Keep that little coop too, it will come in handy.