I finally started on my coop!!!

[FrChuckW]

Just had a thought looking over the plans again, if you take a 1" x 6" board and attach it to the bottom of the supports you can fill under the coop with sand and put some DE mixed in with the sand and have yourself a nice little dust pit for your birds as well.

 

[Casey]

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I did think about doing that. But I didn't want to cut holes in the chain link. So I decided to elevate it so they will be able to go underneath the coop too.

 

[Casey]

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That would be cool! What is DE?

 

[FrChuckW]

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That would be cool! What is DE?

Diamataceous Earth, Not sure if I have the spelling correct. But it helps kill mites and lice on the birds, you want the edible kind, just in case.

 

[FrChuckW]

Casey, How close is that Privacy fence to your setup? and from the pictures it looks as if it is on two sides. Whatever you put on top you want to make sure that it is predator proof as well. Cats, squirrels and rats and mice will use them as a runway to get onto the roof of your coop and run if it close enough for them to jump across and land on it.

 

[Casey]

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It is about 3 ft from the privacy fence. It is just on the one side. I will take that into consideration and try to figure out something for it. Thanks!

 

[Casey]

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That would be cool! What is DE?

Diamataceous Earth, Not sure if I have the spelling correct. But it helps kill mites and lice on the birds, you want the edible kind, just in case.

OK. Thanks. I will try to find some of that DE. Thanks!

 

[bossdog004]

I have something very similar, eventhough my hens are free roaming. Just got some plastic siding from Lowes and made a slope so that the rain would run off. The coop is light enough that I can move it every few weeks to keep the lawn fertilized.

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Checking for eggs!

 

[mksenoj]

It looks great.