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[iwiw60]

Built this about a month and a half ago, No just planning some Modifications for the Winter.



VERY nice build! What part of the country are you in? Does it snow where you live?


I see that your nesting boxes are within that sloped section of roofline. Be sure to put some kind of bendable guttering along where the hinges are or you'll have wet nests...and chickens hate wet nests (not to mention the mold).


You need some kind of overhang where your feeder tubes are. Rain/snow will eventually work it's way into your tubes, and there ya go...moldy feed.



You might consider putting down some remnant linoleum on the floor of your coop under your roost bars...cleanup will be so much easier for you!

 

[Sylvester017]

I would not give them pineapple. I give them the melons, also smaller portions at a time, they eat it off the rind, mine don't eat the rind. I give then cantaloupe guts, it is a natural wormer.

Though many naturalists purport pumpkin seeds in particular, or garlic or ACV water are a natural wormer it is not a guaranteed preventative as many worm species are immune to "natural" worming and many chickeneers are lulled into thinking their flock is worm-free. A routine scheduled worming maintenance where eggs are withheld is the only guaranteed treatment for worming unfortunately. Organic Poultry Protector and other brands are wonderful for lice/mite prevention or infestation but for worming the sure cure sadly is the chemical wormers that make you withhold eating eggs for a certain number of days. As to what worming method or brand or how often to use - it is up to the individual chickeneer to choose and no one method is "best" - There are so many individual opinions on brands or methods of worming but the important thing is to use one of the commercial wormers that has you withhold eating eggs for a certain number of days. I have a small backyard flock so worming 2x a year has been sufficient (not during moult, brooding, or illness). Larger flocks may need worming 3 or 4x a year.

 

[LindaB220]

Built this about a month and a half ago, No just planning some Modifications for the Winter.

Outstanding joby Woodstock.

I especially love your feeders.

 

[cwrite]

We bought a small coop from Costco for our two chickens, and added a run under the trampoline. They can walk directly from the coop to the run area anytime they like - it is all enclosed and safe for them. During our at home time they roam the yard and eat bugs and hang out!

I love this idea. I have been eyeing my kids trampoline with this in mind, although I'm feeling slightly guilty because it all started with me repurposing their cubby house. My kids might notice a trend going on.

 

[Sylvester017]

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodstock69

Built this about a month and a half ago, No just planning some Modifications for the Winter.



VERY nice build! What part of the country are you in? Does it snow where you live?


I see that your nesting boxes are within that sloped section of roofline. Be sure to put some kind of bendable guttering along where the hinges are or you'll have wet nests...and chickens hate wet nests (not to mention the mold).


You need some kind of overhang where your feeder tubes are. Rain/snow will eventually work it's way into your tubes, and there ya go...moldy feed.



You might consider putting down some remnant linoleum on the floor of your coop under your roost bars...cleanup will be so much easier for you!

iwiw60 has made some good suggestions. My added suggestion is to put a paver stone walkway butted up around the base of the coop to keep out digging critters. Because of our surrounding walkway it kept loose stray dogs from digging under our little coop. For a shelter/weatherproofing over our little coop we used a tarp for warmth from high winds and a pop-up canopy over the little coop to protect from heavy rains. We bury the canopy legs about one foot into the soil to keep it from para-sailing away in strong wind. The canopy also makes it nice to be sheltered from the rain when opening the egg collection door.

 

[judesbrood]

Thanks…I made it myself…took about 6 weeks of evenings and weekends!

 

[perchie.girl]

I wanted to post an update on our chicken coop in our pasture with our goats. As when I first posted it there was some concern by other members for chicken safety. I posted in May, around page 260. It is now Sept. and no lost or harmed chickens. Our dairy goats and chickens have gotten along without any being harmed. Or attempt to being harmed. I did add a small wired in yard in front of the coop for when I want to feed the hens something, like spaghetti noodles and I do not want the dog or goats eating it. The hens fly onto or over the gate and room the pasture. They also get through the fence and range in our backyard towards our home. We made a wooden 'tree' for them to perch or use to fly out of their yard into the pasture. The only problem we had was some of the hens decided to start laying under the coop. I had to make a tool to retrieve the eggs.




Happy Hens in around the goat shelter.


We made a mobile coop to house my 4 Silver Sebright Hens and Splash Silkie Rooster. Most of the supplies were extras from other building projects, except for more wire and roofing.

Ooh I like those Seabrites.... But Dang what an ingeneous idea for egg retrieval..... I have to work from a walker eventually I will be working from a wheel chair.... This is something that would be useful for someone like me who has limited mobility.....

deb

 

[Woodstock69]

We are in Utah so Yes we see our share of snow, all of the Upgrade tweek you have mention'd are in the plans, Especially the Linoleum, and been looking for a rubber strip for the hinge, as far as the feeders go , just barely found a moister issue at the bottom where the tube meets the elbow piece, I did not use glue there, I plan on silicon in the near future that should take care of that.(the overhang sound like a good Idea I will look into). Thanks for the Tips! I have learned a Bunch sifting through this site.

 

[Woodstock69]

We have some Spare Flagstone Laying around I may do this with, we have a fully Fenced back yard so I am not overly concerned about this but it could add some character as a side benefit, LOL. thank you for the suggestions.

 

[KingKongChicken]

We are in Utah so Yes we see our share of snow, all of the Upgrade tweek you have mention'd are in the plans, Especially the Linoleum, and been looking for a rubber strip for the hinge, as far as the feeders go , just barely found a moister issue at the bottom where the tube meets the elbow piece, I did not use glue there, I plan on silicon in the near future that should take care of that.(the overhang sound like a good Idea I will look into). Thanks for the Tips! I have learned a Bunch sifting through this site.

Linoleum is a good idea I used corrugated plastic because it allows air underneath the plastic so the wood can have room to breathe.