post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Gundawg]

Mike, once you get the coop and run built that's gonna be really nice with the maples around it. Building the coop with plenty of ventilation? Big windows? I think I'm a ventilation nut...just seen too many nicely built coops with too little ventilation built in to them.

Those sonotubes... I'd been thinking of cement blocks, but seems the height I want will take several to a stack if I go with 4" solid blocks so the sonotubes are interesting to me.

Ed

I think so Ed I have 2 large vents for the gable ends and 4 windows that will all open. One window is actually a door panel that will be mounted horizontally near the top the shape will be similar to the Loopy Coop but I am using different sizes. I have a simple cad drawing I will post of the front so you can get an idea of what I have in mind. No one answered my question about how big my nesting boxes need to be and how many the coop can probably support 25+ chickens but I am starting with 18.

Thanks Mike

 

[TJordan]

Well had to do some fast dr work and separation of some of my birds. The smaller birds in my big bird pin were being hurt so 2 came out and sprayed with scarlet oil until wounds on tails heal up and 4 out of my small bird pin were removed when I found a new addition dead and another weak from lack of food.
3 of them went into the separation pin and the 4th came inside to sit with the younger babies until she is stronger.
I pray the rain let's up long enough this weekend to complete the coop and run. I have a feeling it's a crowding issue.

 

[ahyahy]

We're in Minnesota. There will be plenty of soffit ventilation, but we also have 4 windows, so ventilating should not be an issue.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Well had to do some fast dr work and separation of some of my birds. The smaller birds in my big bird pin were being hurt so 2 came out and sprayed with scarlet oil until wounds on tails heal up and 4 out of my small bird pin were removed when I found a new addition dead and another weak from lack of food.
3 of them went into the separation pin and the 4th came inside to sit with the younger babies until she is stronger.
I pray the rain let's up long enough this weekend to complete the coop and run. I have a feeling it's a crowding issue.

Don't I know about crowding!

 

[FarmerPhronc]

My wife's sister sent her this today. I thought it was worth sharing for those looking for a way to help keep their chickens cool in hot weather.

Confetti Treat Ice Wreath - Help your Chickens Cool Down with Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/05/confetti-ice-wreath-help-cool-your.html

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

My wife's sister sent her this today. I thought it was worth sharing for those looking for a way to help keep their chickens cool in hot weather. Confetti Treat Ice Wreath - Help your Chickens Cool Down with Frozen Fruits and Vegetables http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/05/confetti-ice-wreath-help-cool-your.html

Mine probably wouldn't eat that they are really picky of certain things I tryed giving them green beans before all they did was take it from me and drop it and take another. And then I tryed the lettuce and cabbage and they don't even touch those. And they won't eat worms unless the rooster finds them for them.

 

[Intheswamp]

I think so Ed I have 2 large vents for the gable ends and 4 windows that will all open. One window is actually a door panel that will be mounted horizontally near the top the shape will be similar to the Loopy Coop but I am using different sizes. I have a simple cad drawing I will post of the front so you can get an idea of what I have in mind. No one answered my question about how big my nesting boxes need to be and how many the coop can probably support 25+ chickens but I am starting with 18.

Thanks Mike

The ventilation sounds good, @Gundawg . Regular nest boxes I'd probably do 12x12x14 (width-depth-height). Definitely look at Opa's rollout nest box, though, if you think you'd like a roll-out type of nest box...I will definitely be incorporating these into my coop...one day.<sigh> They help prevent egg-eaters and also keep the eggs cleaner. Six nest boxes of either type should be sufficient for the numbers that you mention.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Ed

 

[hamard]

I cant find upload

 

[Intheswamp]

Given the hardware cloth is over a cattle panel, I really don't think a raccoon, dog or coyote will get into the area. If they dig and hit the buried hardware cloth they would not likely get through it.

Bruce, I don't believe there is cattle panel over the ends of the run...just hardware cloth.

Ed

 

[FarmerPhronc]

Mine probably wouldn't eat that they are really picky of certain things I tryed giving them green beans before all they did was take it from me and drop it and take another. And then I tryed the lettuce and cabbage and they don't even touch those. And they won't eat worms unless the rooster finds them for them.

As I just got this today from my sister-in-law, I haven't personally tried this yet. I do however feed them lettuce, spinach, kale, chard and other salad greens I grow with no problem with the ladies devouring them. Maybe I'm lucky that I don't have fussy eaters.