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Question - is the hardwire buried in the ground for predator proofing? Otherwise a paver stone walkway all around the base of the pen would be advisable.
And invest in a good umbrella for rainy days when raising the lid on the nestbox or add an awning over the nestbox. Damp bedding will be a health hazard. Collecting eggs from a nestbox isn't always convenient to wait until the rain stops. We had a hen that would've been an egg eater if we didn't collect eggs immediately every morning rain or shine.
A couple more cement stones to connect with your home sidewalk will help during rain.
A drop-down ventilation lid in one of the walls with hardwire screen is advisable for when temps or humidity gets really high. We had 100% humidity in a heatwave - flukey weather for our area - and had to open up the coop because the chickens were so miserable during the night. We took turns sitting by the sliding door watching the coop all through the night with all the doors and nestboxes open and still had to bring one chicken inside she was panting in such distress.
Other than some minor safety adjustments your coop is absolutely eye-appealing. If it were my property I would be so tempted to give the hens free range with all that lovely foliage to hide/snooze under LOL! Just gorgeous!
Thank you for liking the coop. I will post better photos later. Yes. The construction wire was run out 18 inches from the runs and then I put sod down to finish it off neatly. I plan putting an adjoining walkway to the garage soon. Thanks for the heads up on the cover during egg collection. I am vented in the upper rear of the coop as well as the lower rear corners. My octagon window can be taken out and I have a mesh octagon I can lock in for those extreme muggy times. Good to air it out also. When we are out in the yard we open the front lower door and they come and go as the please , they seem to like to roam through the bushes pecking away. They don't go very far. We've got 4 reds and 4 meat kings. Not a huge fan of the kings. Not very mobile. This is our first crack at chickens. My wife thinks I may have gone a tad bit overboard on the coop design and size. The coop is a raised 4x6 with two 3 x 8 runs attached as well. Seems to be lots of square footage for them. I took full construction photos from start to finish. ( that's if I ever really finish...lol)... Thanks again for the like!!
Very pretty.
Question - is the hardwire buried in the ground for predator proofing? Otherwise a paver stone walkway all around the base of the pen would be advisable.
And invest in a good umbrella for rainy days when raising the lid on the nestbox or add an awning over the nestbox. Damp bedding will be a health hazard. Collecting eggs from a nestbox isn't always convenient to wait until the rain stops. We had a hen that would've been an egg eater if we didn't collect eggs immediately every morning rain or shine.
A couple more cement stones to connect with your home sidewalk will help during rain.
A drop-down ventilation lid in one of the walls with hardwire screen is advisable for when temps or humidity gets really high. We had 100% humidity in a heatwave - flukey weather for our area - and had to open up the coop because the chickens were so miserable during the night. We took turns sitting by the sliding door watching the coop all through the night with all the doors and nestboxes open and still had to bring one chicken inside she was panting in such distress.
Other than some minor safety adjustments your coop is absolutely eye-appealing. If it were my property I would be so tempted to give the hens free range with all that lovely foliage to hide/snooze under LOL! Just gorgeous!
Thank you for liking the coop. I will post better photos later. Yes. The construction wire was run out 18 inches from the runs and then I put sod down to finish it off neatly. I plan putting an adjoining walkway to the garage soon. Thanks for the heads up on the cover during egg collection. I am vented in the upper rear of the coop as well as the lower rear corners. My octagon window can be taken out and I have a mesh octagon I can lock in for those extreme muggy times. Good to air it out also. When we are out in the yard we open the front lower door and they come and go as the please , they seem to like to roam through the bushes pecking away. They don't go very far. We've got 4 reds and 4 meat kings. Not a huge fan of the kings. Not very mobile. This is our first crack at chickens. My wife thinks I may have gone a tad bit overboard on the coop design and size. The coop is a raised 4x6 with two 3 x 8 runs attached as well. Seems to be lots of square footage for them. I took full construction photos from start to finish. ( that's if I ever really finish...lol)... Thanks again for the like!!