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BFHomestead said:
Hello all, I wanted to start with a big thank you to the community! I referred to info on this site the most during my build and chicken raising geek out. My name is James and I have a family of 5.

We started our first chicken adventure in February by buying 25 pullets from a farmer, 75 miles away. A friend wanted the same amount and had a barn, so I was tasked with picking them up. They stayed with him for 6 weeks until I had my coop and run built. 25 Rhode Island Reds showed up at my house at about 18 weeks old.
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The run is 27x20, filled with 8" of wood chips. 12-15 yards worth 😂😂 This is also the start of the compost factory.
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Roll away egg box, built into the side of a shed that my dad built from scrap, 20 years ago. I did a 2nd floor/ poop board setup under the roosts. I use deep litter on the floor and the upper deck area. I later installed a 12" fan, misters and a big shade cloth over the run. Also trenched water and power to the coop, ran with a wifi sprinkler setup. 😁
Feel free to ask for specific pictures, I have a lot.
View attachment 3254674View attachment 3254676View attachment 3254677View attachment 3254679View attachment 3254681I am going to skip 5 or 6 months and share some recent pics. If you cant tell, I am very proud of my family and our creation. We currently can barely keep 2 dozen eggs in stock, everyone loves them and wants to buy them. We get anywhere from 18-24 a day, with 24 hens.
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Welcome to BYC!! Your flock and coop look amazing! So many RIRs!! 😮
 
@DobieLover
Thanks for the concern! Currently I have a 1600 cfm fan that draws air from down low on the opposite side of the coop. The air coming off the shaded wood chips runs through the coop and out the peek where the fan is, really feels like AC when the misters are going and its 103 degrees out! That's where I have ended up dealing with heat. I do have open soffit area and the top of the coop is sort of vented all over, being a scrap shed. I also accounted for air flow in the walls by building up the walls so deep litter cant clog it up. I am hoping this will prove sufficient in the winter and will certainly keep an eye on it. Also, that big white block above the egg box is an opening window with hardware cloth screen for security.

Thanks again for the heads up!

James
 
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@DobieLover
Not the prettiest by far, but I have been building a mini homestead, mostly by myself. Things get fixed and addressed as budget/need arises.
 

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