Well your experience shows, thank you. If I find I have to modify I will consider the L shape. I do like the idea of hanging waterer under the poop board to free up more of a landing zone. My board now is about 38" off the floor. Nest box is 12 off of floor. I was thinking to keep things...
Hello I am north central Indiana, Frankfort. Poop board and roost are about 6' long. Roost are about 10" apart. First one is 8" above board and the second one is 16'. Room is about 6 x 8 with a storage area 6 x 5 storage area outside the coop door where I access the rear of nestbox...
I have seven acres.. so they will range but stay out of my garden! I am very concerned about hawks, there is a lot of them here. for now i plan on premier electric fence with mesh cover over it. Maybe let them free range in afternoons, evenings
when I can watch.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I had chickens long long ago. Work schedule made it impossible. Been retired a few years now and find myself back into gardening and now chickens.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I ordered 9 started pullets from...
Not shown in pics is the top of walls where it meets roof. some pretty good gaps there for vents. Plus above the next box is window. I am going to install in window on the back wall 29 x 42. they are covered with hardwood cloth. and the long wall toward the bottom is a long hardware cloth...
Well I ordered 9 started pullets from myer hatchery. They are due to pick up on Mar 20. 3 Rhodes, 3 barred rock and 3 golden buff.
I had an unused back room in my barn that was years of junk. Cleaned it out and started on the coop.
One condition I may be gone several days at time. So I...