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    Chicken Jacks Chicken Coop

    Persimmon Ridge Farm We are a military family. We've moved just over 10 times and Lord willing we'll make Middle Tennessee our final home. We've lived here two years now and each day we make small improvements to our 64 acre farm we call Persimmon Ridge. Approximately 50 aces is rolling hills...
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    Building a coop as I go.

    Great job; keep the pictures coming.
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    Wire top

    I agree with Dogfish. You have the right idea; once those dogs hit the wire they'll back off and shouldn't come back. As I'm sure you know, maintaining the wire's power will require your constant observation. My experience has been with laying chicken wire below grade and then either back...
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    Show me your open coop!

    Here's a link to the nipples you may consider: http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft1_poultry_equipment-ft1_poultry_watering_systems-ft1_hoses_nipples;pgwc1030.html Nice coop. CJ
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    post for the run?

    IMO, the railroad ties are overkill for posts in a run. They will require more effort in: a. having to make a large diameter hole, b. placing them in the hole (they are heavy) and c. either nailing or srewing into them make require a little more effort depending upon the ties. They're more...
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    Where should I place my feed and water!

    In my first chicken coop and run, which were both built to be "varmint-free", I only had their food and water in the run. I never closed the door between the coop and the run so they could go and come as they pleased. It's really a matter of preference; no right or wrong really.
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    First timer

    Welcome! You will find all you need to know about chickens at BYC. And I agree with Mama&ThePeeps, chickens are addicting!
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    Converting A Portion of My Barn For Our Coop

    Quote: I assume you meant "chicken-manure" doors? Yes, I'm going to add two 5' doors at the end of the run so we can back our tractor w/ pond scoop into the run to pick up all the droppings. My son specifically asked if I would make a large door to the coop so he could back the tractor (w/...
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    Outdoor Run Designs

    Quote: Ken, I hadn't noticed. I'm now living in Middle TN and the barn I had my chickens in was not ready for their arrival. See my post in this index entitled "Converting A Portion of My Barn For Our Coop". I had some animal come in and cleaned the bones off one of my hens. But, I expected...
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    Outdoor Run Designs

    Omran, now that's a NICE chicken run! Great job!! I haven't started my new run yet, but I plan on making something similar.
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    My 1st attempt at building a coop!!! All comments Welcome.

    Looks very sturdy! Great job. Keep the pix coming.
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    A few(more) pics of our almost completed run, coop, roost and birds!

    Very nice, very nice.
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    i'm so stinkin tired but i'm about halfway done - updated pics!

    Great start! Keep sending the pictures.
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    Converting A Portion of My Barn For Our Coop

    The Army moved us a couple hundred miles from one city to another and instead of selling our chickens, we brought them with us. The house we moved into needed a lot of work so focusing on the house, I just released my chickens into our new barn and told them to "have at it". They had the run of...
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    My all most maintainence free coop.

    You do very nice work.
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