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Lily V said:
Hello! We have a nice shed that has been gently used that we are going to convert to a shelter for the chickens. My husband has a lot of experience in carpentry so we will be making a roost area, nesting boxes, possibly put one or two windows in, definitely going to make sure there is cross ventilation and we just bought an automated door for them. We have a dog kennel that is fairly large that we are going to convert to a chicken run (we are going to make that larger as well). We plan on reinforcing the bottom to keep predators out and will be putting a roof on to keep them sheltered from the sun, hawks, and of course rain. We are going to have all of that in a newly fenced in area that we made for our dogs. Don’t be alarmed it is a HUGE area and we are securing a large area just for our chickens. That larger area will be more like a semi-free range area for when we are home so they can explore. That area will also be reinforced for protection against everything including our dogs (who we are hoping will acclimate well to our new friends). We are kicking around the idea of one of those special electric fences some people use to keep chickens safe. What are your thoughts on that?
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You have some well thought out plans, that's great. I've never had electrified fencing so no personal experience with that but others have and feel it is 100% worth the expense. @DobieLover care to chime in with your fencing experience?
 
Lily V said:
possibly put one or two windows in
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Definitely windows. Big windows. More than 2. All top hinged so they can be kept wide open during rain without water infiltration.
Lily V said:
reinforcing the bottom to keep predators out
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Just the bottom of the walls or a predator apron? I suggest both.
Lily V said:
We are kicking around the idea of one of those special electric fences some people use to keep chickens safe. What are your thoughts on that?
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I love mine. It keeps the neighborhood momma black bear away as well as a huge assortment of ground predators.
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You have some well thought out plans, that's great. I've never had electrified fencing so no personal experience with that but others have and feel it is 100% worth the expense. @DobieLover care to chime in with your fencing experience?
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DobieLover said:
Definitely windows. Big windows. More than 2. All top hinged so they can be kept wide open during rain without water infiltration.

Just the bottom of the walls or a predator apron? I suggest both.

I love mine. It keeps the neighborhood momma black bear away as well as a huge assortment of ground predators.
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The reinforced area will be all over but until we watched a YouTube video we hadn’t thought of the bottom. It “should” have been obvious, but it wasn’t. Also, because we will be using a dog kennel (still in very nice condition) we realized there are areas we definitely will need to pay special attention to. We are excited that we have the ability to use items we already own so we can save more money on upfront cost so we can get more stuff our chicks will need. We really want to have very happy hens (of course) that are also pets.
 
Hi! It sounds like you have some good plans thought out! I think you will be happy with your Easter Eggers and it sounds like they will be well cared for with the ideas you have in place.

Keep us posted when you get them! We'd love to hear how everything's going!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!
 

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