Recent content by MrRaccoon

Thanks everyone for all this great info! I've got paint, boards, and plywood to start construction as soon as I can. I had an unexpected delay. An extended family of rabbits (domestic breed gone feral) had been making a warren under our house's foundation, and had a couple litters. I think we...

What is more ideal for a non-walk-in coop? Would I do a couple small doors flush with the wall (one per nesting box)?

I was thinking that if we did corrugated metal then we wouldn't have plywood underneath it (just some 2x4 joists instead). So there would be gaps between the peaks of the corrugation and the coop walls.

One more thing I've been wondering: I have read many times that I must have a draft-free coop, but that it must be well ventilated. What is the difference between keeping out wind/drafts, and allowing ventilation. Is it mostly that the ventilation is up high, above the chickens' heads...

Thanks for the reply 21hens. I was thinking about making two 4'x8' doors which are mesh wire in a wood frame. That doesn't sound too hard to open to me, but you raise a really good point about snow. We get so little of it around here that I always forget to account for it. (3 inches is a big...

Thanks so much for the awesome reply Sally! Perhaps I could add a foot tall strip of ventilation along the front of the coop, under the overhang. That would be 1'x8', so enough for my needs. Should I have flaps to cover over parts of that if the chicken count is lower, or is having a few extra...

Hi all :frow I am (soon to be) a first time chicken owner, and before we get any chicks, we are going to get a coop and run in place. We are planning on starting with chickens, and are hoping to add ducks (maybe next year). I am not sure what flock size we are going to want yet. At the moment...