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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[The Ranch Girl]

Welcome to BYC!! I live in Texas as well. Glad to have a new member to the community!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's so nice to meet you!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Isadora]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm so glad you decided to join our friendly and helpful community

 

[Tookie]

Do you have a picture of your coop set up? Thank you for the advice. We will more than likely end up building it because like you pointed out… the lack of ventilation and space.

Here is my coop.

 

[Duckduckchicken32]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!

 

[Lrosado17]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
I suggest you do not buy that coop and build one yourself. You could make a much better coop for the same price. Those coops also do not hold as many chickens as it says. A good rule of thumb is each chicken should have a minimum 4sq ft of coop space, 10sq ft of run space, 1 linear ft of roost, 1 sq ft of permanent ventilation, and 1 nesting box per 4 hens. So for ten chickens you would need a 40sq ft coop, 100sq ft of run, 10 ft of linear ft of roost, 3 nesting boxes, and 10 sq ft of permanent ventilation. About ventilation, that coop does not have any ventilation, ventilation is very important. Ventilation keeps the coop cooler and the smell down. I live in Texas as do you and I know how hot it gets. To keep the coop cool in our Texas heat you have to double or triple the amount of ventilation, that's why you may want to do an open air coop. If you don't do a open air coop you may want to get a shed and convert it into a coop and attach a run to it. You could also do a hoop coop. But it does snow where you are right? So it would probably be best to convert a shed to a coop, add lots of ventilation, and attach a run to it. You also want to use 1/2 inch hardware cloth for your run and ventilation. You will want to have a hardware cloth apron around your coop too to prevent predators from digging into your coop.

We’re currently working on building our coop. I’m happy we decided to built it and customize it ourselves. We still have a lot to do like adding more ventilation and building and attaching the run. Oh and predator proofing! But I think the girls are going to love it