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ChickDancer said:
I do, but I think I lost the album it was in.


I have an old above-ground pool siding that stands about 4 feet tall. It was held up on the inside using 4x4's and a lattice gate attached near one corner. We put the heavy-duty netting over the entire top to keep climbing and flying predators from getting in, and keep the chickens from jumping or flying out. It worked out rather well, until it just turned into one giant muck puddle that never seemed to dry up!
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Very creative! But terrible that it turned out to be a mud hole. Our entire yard slopes down hill luckly.
 
GAFarmGirl87 said:
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that would be awesome!! Just trying to save some money.
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savannahm0m said:
We were very excited to finish our coop. We were able to keep our costs to a minimum, mainly because the people that lived in our house previously left so many building supplies we could use. They even left leftover paint that matched our house! We had to invest a bit more in our run, as we have raccoons and cats roaming our area, so hopefully the girls will stay safe! Our girls are about 2-3 months from laying, so we blocked off the layer boxes until closer to time. When we had chickens at our old home, the girls would sleep in the nesting boxes, making a huge mess! We are trying out "poop trays" filled with Sweet PDZ. So far it has worked well, but we are only a week in! I got free plant trays from Lowe's to make the trays, so if the experiment with the trays does not work, then it is no loss! My husband even made tools to clean out the trays and roosts!








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Awesome set up!!! Very talented!!! Not sure if we have Asian or Hispanic markets here in Griffin.....
 
so as soon as I posted about my garden an ad came up for a garden supply store......HMMMM does It work on ICECREAM???


Nope......
 
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GAFarmGirl87 said:
All of my coops are refab. The first one we built using lots of scrap wood & scrap metal that was left on the property when we moved here. The fencing was given to me by someone who used to run a poultry farm. That was a blessing, because chicken wire is NOT cheap.

The second coop we built from privacy fencing panels. My dad took this down from my grandpa's house, and he told us we could have it. Voila! Chicken barn. 

The last coop we built using an old outhouse that has been on this property since the 50's. The wood came from the old Shannon cotton mill, when it was torn down. We used the remaining fence panels to built a lean-to on the back side for feed & water. The outhouse itself is for sleeping & laying eggs :D
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Its crazy how much building supplys are, and steadly go up little by little. My dad has done carpentry most his life and has done a great deal of helping me get like I wanted it. Amd I have learned a lot from him.
 
maijuub92 said:
Its crazy how much building supplys are, and steadly go up little by little. My dad has done carpentry most his life and has done a great deal of helping me get like I wanted it. Amd I have learned a lot from him.
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Yes we have a carpenter friend who helped with the second pen and coop. He's very good at what he does.
 

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