post your chicken coop pictures here!

[jasonquinnryan]

 

[iwiw60]

VERY nice build for sure! I enlarged your photo and see that you are using 2" x 4" welded wire...your setup is backed up against the forest, you live in PA....you have predators. I would suggest that you get a roll of 3' wide 1/2" hardware cloth and run it around the entire bottom perimeter of your coop and run, apron it down and out into the ground at least 10-12"..something like this:



This will help keep the 'diggers' out of your setup. Your ladies are gorgeous, your setup looks great...keep them protected!

 

[jtbass2756]

They will be much safer and its not that bad any more to take a piece of wire and lace them together to make sure that everything is set and impossible for get thru!!!

 

[jtbass2756]

Is that peatmoss you have put in your run or just dirt?

 

[jtbass2756]

Jason,,, is that peatmoss in your run or just some good top-soil?

 

[vehve]

Looks more like mulch to me.

 

[jasonquinnryan]

Mulch for run, I did read it keeps moisture in but the run has a complete roof. If I end up not liking it, I will get rid of it. Chickens seem to love it for now.

 

[jasonquinnryan]

VERY nice build for sure! I enlarged your photo and see that you are using 2" x 4" welded wire...your setup is backed up against the forest, you live in PA....you have predators. I would suggest that you get a roll of 3' wide 1/2" hardware cloth and run it around the entire bottom perimeter of your coop and run, apron it down and out into the ground at least 10-12"..something like this: This will help keep the 'diggers' out of your setup. Your ladies are gorgeous, your setup looks great...keep them protected!

great idea! I will look into this for sure

 

[jasonquinnryan]

Looks more like mulch to me.

mulch it is! I actually had a little bit left over from a landscaping job I did. Chickens seems to love scratching around in it!

 

[TJordan]

Awwwww... My girls are in honeydew heaven right now... I cut a honey due and cantaloupe up last night and saved the guts.... They are now being enjoyed by my feathered friends..... :cd happy chickens yeah!!!! Now... My question... Can I give them the rinds off of those fruits as well and what about pineapple? I'm going to grab a head of cabbage to hang up later today for them to play with.... I think they are going through a mini-molt so I'm trying to up their vitamin and protein intake to help them along...