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[Mocktheduck]

Welcome to BYC. Thank you for the pictures, your animals are cute.

Thank you! Glad you find them cute

 

[Mocktheduck]

Love the pictures!

Due to roaming dogs, feral cats, raccoons, opossums, coyotes, foxes, snakes, AND Cooper's hawks we have our bantams in a hoop coop, but they seem to be content.

Won't lie I had to google what a hoop coop is, but they do look pretty cool. We thankfully don't have those kinds of predators in our area. Just nosy neighbours. Our dogs keeps the snakes away. Our dogs are trained not to touch the livestock though, so we've never had an issue with them. If anything they normally protect the livestock from whatever comes around.

 

[Happy hen lover]

Glad to be here! We've actually had the rabbits for much longer than the chickens.

Good cause having experience doing the toughest job of all ( culling) is not for everyone. And yes we are chicken lovers here

 

[Mocktheduck]

Good cause having experience doing the toughest job of all ( culling) is not for everyone. And yes we are chicken lovers here

Yeah, the culling part is not at all fun. The only thing that makes it a little bit better is knowing you gave the creature a good life.

 

[fuzzi]

Won't lie I had to google what a hoop coop is, but they do look pretty cool. We thankfully don't have those kinds of predators in our area. Just nosy neighbours. Our dogs keeps the snakes away. Our dogs are trained not to touch the livestock though, so we've never had an issue with them. If anything they normally protect the livestock from whatever comes around.

When I signed up here I was planning a regular box type coop, made with pallets. A couple members suggested I look at the hoop coop builds because I live in a very hot and humid area of the country. After lots of research I decided it was my best option.

My hoop coop build thread highlights are here if you're interested:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fuzzis-chicken-journal.1550586/post-27236743

 

[Nomadicus]

When I signed up here I was planning a regular box type coop, made with pallets. A couple members suggested I look at the hoop coop builds because I live in a very hot and humid area of the country. After lots of research I decided it was my best option.

My hoop coop build thread highlights are here if you're interested:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fuzzis-chicken-journal.1550586/post-27236743

All my coops are well ventilated hoop coops here in lower Alabama were chickens could get steamed on any given day in the summer if in some of the old boarded up coops with little ventilation.

 

[Mocktheduck]

When I signed up here I was planning a regular box type coop, made with pallets. A couple members suggested I look at the hoop coop builds because I live in a very hot and humid area of the country. After lots of research I decided it was my best option.

My hoop coop build thread highlights are here if you're interested:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fuzzis-chicken-journal.1550586/post-27236743

Thank you! I will definitely be looking into that! We get quite hot here in summer but in winter we also drop quite cold.

 

[fuzzi]

Thank you! I will definitely be looking into that! We get quite hot here in summer but in winter we also drop quite cold.

Here is a really good thread about coop building:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/helpful-hints-for-building-coops.1191089/

Don't let the length daunt you!

You can put up a thread in the coop building and maintenance forum telling us what you're thinking about doing and you'll get lots of input. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/

Be sure to post your general location, maybe USDA zone information. I'm in 8a, with hot/humid summers and generally mild winters.

Types of coops:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/chicken-coops.12/

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad to have you here.