Recent content by Sinton4616

After much consideration and Feeback, think I've come up with a better coop for South Texas weather. Overall 11 foot by 18 foot, giving 198 sq. ft. Plenty of room for 8 hens. 5 1/2 foot by 8 foot, U-shaped coop, open on the south side. Coop will have ventilation on top and bottom where I can...

Back to the drawing board. I've been sharing the feedback and open air coop designs and think that's the way we're going to go. I really like @jlpierce45 designs. Going to see how to tailor it to our needs. Jen's Hens'- A Southern Texas Coop by jlpierce45...

I was thinking of open air but decided against it. Wife wants a coop due to the opossums. I've had to trap at least 5 in the last 20 years and release down the road in the fields. Plus the neighbor's cats, she loves to feed strays. So, wife wants extra protection. I'll have to make sure...

New member here, been a long-time lurker while I was researching chickens and coops. I REALLY like the Carolian Coop style but realize it wouldn't work for our property. Incorporating multiple designs, I'd like to share my rough plans and get some feedback. These are rough. Overall, from top...

In the process of building my coop as well and was thinking of adding the Rigid Foam Board right under the metal roof, inside the coop with some 2x2 boards to hold it up, well outside the chicken's reach. 1" sheet is R5. 2" sheet is R10 and I'm hoping to not fry their little brains. For the...

Since I'm in South Texas, about 20 mile from Corpus Christi, I tried to get heat tolerant, non-broody and friendly breeds. Ordered 2 Green Queen Easter Eggers, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Golden Buff or Red Star and 2 Welsummer chickens from My Pet Chickens. Other hatcheries wanted way more for...

New member here, been lurking for several months and have finally pulled the trigger. New babies are going to be here at the end of March, leaving plenty of time to start building the coop/run.