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I second the wood shed vote, less likely to sweat on the interior walls, easy to insulate or put up wall board if you want later, easy for Windows and pop doors, easier to attach things to outside such as a secondary roof for a covered run. Can be painted with anything.... just a ton of benefits to the wood option.
Check with the local high school shop teacher and see if he has any talented students who may want to earn some gas money helping to put it together.
 
Will someone please tell me how to keep a beagle restrained?! He keeps breaking chains rated up to 110#, and chewing or breaking (I don’t know which) cables and ropes.
Beagles dig and climb fences, so that is out.
 
When we had a beagle growing up. he was in a pen built for beagles. I have always been told they do better when their feet are not on the ground. In other words their pen is off the ground. And the pen has to look something like this.
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HeartoftheMatterFarm said:
So the chicken in question I got around Easter and all was suppose to be females. Now what. I really don't need another rooster.
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Unfortunately, places selling female chicks have no way to verify the sexes and that hatcheries only "guarantee" 90% accuracy, some some of the alleged females will turn out to be males. The hatchery's guarantee is usually that they will refund the difference in price between the males and the females, not much money and not usually worth the hassle, which is what they are counting on. The whole system is designed to ensure profits for the hatcheries and they really don't care that some people can't deal with even 1 rooster. I make it clear about which chick and ducklings I can sex.
The only way to be sure (well, 99.99% sure) is to get breeds or hybrids that are sexable by color. Sexlink hybrids are perfect, as are any of the autosexing breeds, like Legbars, Welbars, Rhodebars, etc.
 
fisherlady said:
I second the wood shed vote, less likely to sweat on the interior walls, easy to insulate or put up wall board if you want later, easy for Windows and pop doors, easier to attach things to outside such as a secondary roof for a covered run. Can be painted with anything.... just a ton of benefits to the wood option.
Check with the local high school shop teacher and see if he has any talented students who may want to earn some gas money helping to put it together.
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BullChick said:
Well, my opinion is the wood. It will be simpler to modify now, but also later if you want to add on (either expanding, or adding a tunnel to a second building) another coop or storage area.
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Thanks for tips. Ok, I'll go with the wood one. Just bought a post auger. Will start the project soon. I'll upload some pictures of my progress. I'm sure that I'll have more questions. :oops:

Unfortunately, we don't have vo-tech school at State College. I do have a friend's teen boy may help me to put thing tegother during the weekend. I'm trying to keep the design as simple as possible. If I have to, I'll hire a contractor to help.
 

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