Btor2316
In the Brooder
Hi everyone,
My name is nick my wife joined this forum last night and we are looking for some advice since this our first time with chickens. I decided to pickup the coop off marketplace because I thought it would be faster and cheaper than build one. I got the coop for $300 which was originally a garage can storage shed that someone converted for ducks. I had and old carport tent frame I saved that the top ripped a few winters back. This was the combo I dreamed up from a combination of what I’ve seen and looked up on the internet. We’ve been putting the chickens away in the coop at night and securing it and plan to continue that routine since there is lots of wildlife where we live.
things I still have to do are:
Finish burying the excess chicken fencing at the base of the tent.
Change the rooster bar sizes in the run
Change the size of the roosting bars inside the coop and add more bars
Run electric out to the coop for the light and future waterer with warmer.
Add chicken wire over the window so when we leave it open during the summer, it is still secure.
QUESTIONS
Maybe add more ventilation?
Are we supposed to leave the waterer in the coop at night? They have been making a mess of it so..I’m thinking of getting a smaller one for inside and placing it up on a block of wood in the back left corner next to the window.
Where to place the roosting bars inside based on the current layout?
Is our layout good enough?
Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated!
My name is nick my wife joined this forum last night and we are looking for some advice since this our first time with chickens. I decided to pickup the coop off marketplace because I thought it would be faster and cheaper than build one. I got the coop for $300 which was originally a garage can storage shed that someone converted for ducks. I had and old carport tent frame I saved that the top ripped a few winters back. This was the combo I dreamed up from a combination of what I’ve seen and looked up on the internet. We’ve been putting the chickens away in the coop at night and securing it and plan to continue that routine since there is lots of wildlife where we live.
things I still have to do are:
Finish burying the excess chicken fencing at the base of the tent.
Change the rooster bar sizes in the run
Change the size of the roosting bars inside the coop and add more bars
Run electric out to the coop for the light and future waterer with warmer.
Add chicken wire over the window so when we leave it open during the summer, it is still secure.
QUESTIONS
Maybe add more ventilation?
Are we supposed to leave the waterer in the coop at night? They have been making a mess of it so..I’m thinking of getting a smaller one for inside and placing it up on a block of wood in the back left corner next to the window.
Where to place the roosting bars inside based on the current layout?
Is our layout good enough?
Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated!