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Another one my ladies love is a plastic bottle (used, individual sized drink) with holes burned through with a wood burner. Then put in a bit of scratch grains and toss it into their run. Mine has four sides and they have to move it around with their feet to get the grains to come out. One of...

I just followed the thread through to the end. It looks great! Does your husband do side work? Joking. Be sure to tell him what a good job he did!

I live in CT so we're not far away and this past winter was my first with the ladies. I don't have insulation and was concerned about an extreme cold bout. I have an extension cord that's run out to my coop which I wanted at the time and I now find necessary. I put a wall mounted heater in my...

Regarding digging down for hardware cloth; I hear that going down is better than going out. Can you let us know why out is better. Is it because it's recommended 12" out and you share 18 - 24? Sorry, I'm starting a new build soon and gleaning from any and all advice I can get. Thanks in advance!

The thing mine like the most... by far... is a pot that's still filled with the soil and roots from last year's plants. I dump it out in their run and they peck away to their hearts content. I started growing vegetables in 5 gal buckets last year and the ladies loveeeee these turned over in...

I use this same thing; got it at TS. I put all kinds of things in it and they really enjoy playing with it....and eating the healthy goodies

I was looking at Ladies First. In fact, the maker of the plans for the coup I'm building use Ladies First on their coop / plans. Thanks for your input.

You are awesome! I love the BYC community. I was searching for something like this. Beta tester you are!

My new run will have hardware cloth buried in the ground as well. Maybe I'm just being over cautious. I just want to do all I can to keep the ladies safe. They're good at going to bed ( :)). The other part of my equation is that I'm in CT and winter lows can get down to 0; so warmth is a...

There's one I hadn't thought of; animals being smart enough to push the button to open the door. They are relentless. I guess once they learn the trick ---

Thanks for your input... Let me know how wiping their feet goes. Love it.

Awesome! Thank so mich for sharing.

Thanks so much for your input. What brand do you have?

Planning for new coop

How long is the wire from the door to the control panel?