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Sylvester017 said:
I didn't happen to see this model on the website of sunnysidecoops.  Is it made of pressed OSB particle board inside?  I'm not a fan of particle board products because moisture tends to start disintegrating OSB sooner than solid wood.  Chickens poop a lot of wet "stuff" so particle interiors are not resilient to moisture.
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any wood in an improperly vented coop will succumb to rot. My coops are well vented, and with duly needed owner help in keeping droppings etc cleaned up will last a very long time. The osb board is not "particle board" but laminated strand board with water resistant glue. My coops have been in service for years. But thanks for your comment.
 
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peterlund said:
any wood in an improperly vented coop will succumb to rot. My coops are well vented, and with duly needed owner help in keeping droppings etc cleaned up will last a very long time. The osb board is not "particle board" but laminated strand board with water resistant glue. My coops have been in service for years. But thanks for your comment.
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I call all pressed wood "particle board' -- even the OSB -- but thanks for the correction. OSB hasn't done well for me and I didn't bother with it in the next coop we got either, and my coops have also been super over-ventilated because of our area climate which is almost desert-like since the state declared drought 6 yrs ago. Looks like our year is starting a scorcher summer early again. We've been in the 90's for the past couple weeks already. Time to start thinking about taking out the solid winter floor tray and putting in the summer wire floor!



 
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Built these for quarantine coops they do have more coverage to them now. Also wondering if anyone has a direct like for the totes I seems to only be able to find the big one
 
Pstock44 said:
I think it looks great. I see you even made a "jungle gym" for them to play on. That's my next little project.
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It's an old step ladder! I screwed a couple extra bits on to make it a bit more interesting and put a pot under neath with some soil in. super easy. They haven't used it yet but they are still getting used to a lot of stuff so i'll wait patiently!
 
Hurray! My new Blue Breda juveniles arrived this afternoon -- they are such a docile breed. They'll be spending a couple weeks quarantine inside and getting a vet health check tomorrow.



 
We made this coop right alongside the shed in our backyard under the awning adjacent to the shed. All the siding is strand board siding I picked up for free at a local portable shed company. The floors are pallets, obtained for free from our local newspaper company and I took strand board and overlayed it on the pallets to complete the floor. The siding was nailed to 4 pallets and then erected for the walls. I have recently put up the chicken wire fencing and constructed the door to the run. Still need to put up the doors on the coop itself (access to the hens sleeping area and where laying boxes will be) and also finish laying the linoleum down on the floors which I also obtained for free at a local flooring store. All in all I have spent only about $30-40 on this coop, basically nails, screws, hinges and locks.I will post the finished product soon as the girls will be out of the brooder in about




3-4 weeks.
 

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