I found this great site when I was googling for coop designs, and finally got around to joining. This is absolutely the best chicken site on the web! We took in 6 baby chickens this spring because the owner lived in the city and couldn't keep them (Easter chicks for the kids, grrrr). My hubs has always wanted chickens so he 'volunteered' to take them. He and some friends built a big coop at my request, and I will try to post pictures, but they are on my phone, and I don't see how to initiate a new post on the mobile page. Unfortunately, we ended up with 3 rooster and 3 hens. Then, being novices, we lost two of the hens to coyotes before we realized you have to lock them up safely in the coop at night. The roosters squabble a lot, but today was the first time they drew blood. I am not sure how to go about trading them for hens or giving the roosters away so we can buy more hens. I have learned a lot from this site and the forum, and will be learning much more, I am sure.
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I too was the victim of a fox attack and lost my birds. I thought I was secure but obviously was not. It was steep learning curve on predator security and now my birds are counted in to the coops and double locked down. 
