My coop got delivered today!

[Carlyb22]

Cant wait for our girls to be in their coop!! They just hatched this last weekend, will be shipped to us the first week of April! 4 polish hens! The coop is open air style, 5x8. Completely predator proofed!!

 

[All4Eggz]

So eggciting! It looks great! Please do keep us posted!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Lovw that style/idea

 

[AGeese]

Nice coop, are you planning to bury that chicken wire?

 

[aart]

Cant wait for our girls to be in their coop!!

Interesting.
Might need to lower the nests tho, so they won't roost(and poop) in them.

Might also want to reconsider the chicken wire on the ground,
it won't stop rodents and could damage the chickens feet.
Aprons are better deterrants.
Good examples of anti-dig apron installation.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wire-around-coop.1110498/#post-17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

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[AGeese]

Yeah I was about to say with the dirt thrown over the wire and not much room for scratch, that will damage their feet when it starts cracking and rusting if not now.

 

[Carlyb22]

Nice coop, are you planning to bury that chicken wire?

Yeah I haven’t added the packed dirt or bedding yet! We don’t even have our chicks yet and won’t until next month!

 

[Carlyb22]

Yeah I was about to say with the dirt thrown over the wire and not much room for scratch, that will damage their feet when it starts cracking and rusting if not now.

We won’t have our chicks until next month! I just got the coop today but plan to add lots of packed dirt on top of the wire and then bedding on top of that, several inches!

 

[aart]

but plan to add lots of packed dirt on top of the wire

You'd need ~12" of dirt over the wire to keep the birds away from it,
they can dig deep!

 

[Carlyb22]

You'd need ~12" of dirt over the wire to keep the birds away from it,
they can dig deep!

We will put some linoleum down over the wire and then pack the dirt/bedding!