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Miss Lydia said:
I hope you can put some good ventilation in that trailer it is very important for the good health of your chickens.
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Bought a metal cutting blade for my angle grinder and enough 2x4s, 1x6s, and hardware close that I’m going to build 2 windows that can be swung open to allow for cross breezes. I’m also putting some small vent holes along the top of the trailer that will remain open. Not to mention the trailer already has a pop up vent on the roof already. I live in South Arizona (in the high desert) and we rarely get above 95° but still doing all I can to make sure my chicks don’t overheat.
 
Miss Lydia said:
Sounds like you got it covered. I live in the mountains of N.C. and we rarely get above 90 and that’s not often and I have to run a fan in my coop even with all the windows and other ventilation I have.
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Yeah after reading the Arizona thread that was previously recommended I have decided to install a mister to help keep them cool (worst case scenario I could also install a swamp cooler on the roof of the trailer).
 
Got this much done today 😅 roosts are enough for 20 standard sized chickens (more than enough for my 6 standards and 4 bantams) going to take them off tomorrow and round them out a little on top... also got the top of the run fully enclosed (roof and top half of the walls)... Started to do the bottom but when I opened the hardware cloth I sliced 3 of my fingers open pretty good... pushed through it though and got the top secured...
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Tinman0ut said:
This isn’t my first time at the chicken show, my grands (who I lived with for years) had 22 RIR hens and 1 RIR rooster. But this is my first time as the main caretaker. We currently have 6 standard size chickens and 4 bantams (got them from a friend who’s hen went broody and hatched them all together). Been reading the forums here since before we got the chicks and finally decided to join. Currently I’m building the run and modifying a old travel trailer (with a busted axle) to be the coop. Been doing all this with the help of my trusty farm boy (3 year old toddler) and my 3 Great Heelernees (Heeler/Great Pyrenees mix). I live in sunny Arizona so any advice for hot weather chicken farming is more than welcome.

The first 2 (out of 6) laying boxes we built. They now have ply wood on the sides and back.View attachment 2097011
The frame of the chicken run it’s 16’ long x8’ wide x6’ high. I’m not much of a construction guy (this is my first structure) so it’s not perfect. Going to install a half door in one of the sections so we can lean in and get their water/step over and get into the run without having to enter the trailer/coop. But that way we can have a solid bottom of hardware cloth without any weak spots where coyotes, snakes, or rodents can enter.View attachment 2097012
Screwed the boards directly to the trailer into a 2x4 on the inside in case the trailer shifts any (it’s on paver stones with 5 points of contact and has been there for about a year now.)View attachment 2097013
In the process of redoing one of our guest bedrooms... it is currently or chicken room until I finish the coop and run.View attachment 2097014
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looks great!! may i reco..end you slope the dirt for rainy days and I added misters from lowes to my coop for thos hot days!! enjoy!!
 
Gallega said:
looks great!! may i reco..end you slope the dirt for rainy days and I added misters from lowes to my coop for thos hot days!! enjoy!!
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It’s hard to tell from the pics but it’s actually on an elevated island (one of the only places that doesn’t flood during monsoon season) and we went out to C-A-L Ranch and got a 4 head mister system to attach to the corner...

image too large to share here since it a panoramic but:
https://imgur.com/a/OewYDNR
 
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