Recent content by JamieSinn

The nesting box lid lifts up on each side for easy access - I forgot to mention that! Interesting!

The wire fencing is embedded about 1ft into the ground - I'll add some more 1/2" hardware cloth on the perimeter - but I can't really add it overhead with the snow load we get here. It's hard to see from the photos - but there's big eaves vents throughout the entire sides. A window on the back...

That was actually a lot of help! It means I can run all the wiring to my hearts content within chicken-reach and not worry! Thank you!

Yep! The footings are already set and fixed properly - (8" sonotube, about 4ft deep) - I found out when I was trying to run some cables. Though I'm hesitant given that I know the snow here can get very wet and heavy - and may just do the electric fence wire to keep predators out. The food...

Yes; the floor space not including the nests is 4ftx8ft - you can kinda see the seams of the sheet of plywood. I don't expect it would be difficult - that's probably a good call for a feeder/feed storage spot. I wasn't super impressed with the PVC tube setup for food. Awesome thanks! I'll poke...

The run is roughly 12x24, and the inside of the coop is probably 4x8 plus the nest boxes. I posted some photos here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/existing-coop-feedback-ideas.1621411/ Is there a material that would handle snow load well? In Canada we're quite familiar with 2+ft of...

Hi, I recently bought a house that has an existing chicken coop that the previous owners kept chickens in. It has a manually latched door, and an interesting roost/nesting box setup? I'm curious if there's any ideas y'all can provide about things I should change, or anything to add/remove...

Hello! I've been lurking for a while - but decided to register to get some input on some project ideas I have! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New! We bought a house that has a large-ish? chicken coop and run! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 -...