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Great Job!

What are the dimensions of your run!? My girls would be very jealous if they saw that!

Half of my run is eight feet tall. It is covered with sheet metal. The other half is four feet tall. I built a retractable roof, basically a screened in wall for the top, that I also cover with a tarp and secure with six carabiners. I would imagine the run would be a muddy disaster if I...

We were really fortunate to have an older 8'x12' shed on our property that we converted into a coop. We built an 8'x8' run that is 8' tall off the side of the shed/coop. Later I decided to extend the run and added another 8'x8' section that is 4' tall with a retractable roof. For the run area...

Yep, DP traps are the way to go. $15 bucks and they work like a charm. I caught four raccoons over the course of a two week period with marshmellows as bait. Momma coon had figured out how to open the chicken door and killed a few hens. I tightened it up, but wanted to eliminate the raccoon...

Awesome coop and run. Very well done!

I'm no expert. We've only had chickens for a year now, but I have my windows a couple of feet above the roosts to try and keep any wind off of the girls. I also put vents in lower to the ground, but they have vent covers to minimize drafts. We made it through a bitterly cold winter with no...

Hi there, we did a similar thing. We used an old existing shed. It works great and its plenty of space for the chickens. I suggest cleaning and repainting the shed first thing to keep moisture from causing damage and to prohibit mold. Also, be careful where you cut in your windows. I made...

I know what you mean about free ranging. I work full time and my wife works part time. On days when the both of us work we lock them in the coop and run. They are always waiting at the door of the run for us to let them out into the yard.

I'm new to chickens as well and also have RIRs. Just to give you some perspective, only one of our two RIRs is laying and they are 24 weeks old. Regarding a coop, we have a 8'x12' shed we converted into a coop with several roosting bars at various heights. All 12 of our birds sleep on the...

Looks good. Great job. If you're like me, this will give you the confidence to tackle other projects!

Haha, mine do the exact same thing! Our coop was converted from an old shed. They use the roosting bars to get up to my plywood shelf near the roof. At first I would sneak back in and put them on the roosting bars, but then I realized how easy it is to clean the poo each morning from the...

Exactly. And what did we find when we got home from work today? Another coon sniffing around the trap where I had just deleted the coon this morning. Both traps are set for tonight.

We had a raccoon kill three hens a couple of months back. Long story short, the raccoon was able to get her mangy paw in between the chicken door and the frame and behead a chicken and mortally wound two others (we replaced the swinging door with a sliding door and haven't had any issues since...

I'll share my experience. We are first time chicken owners - 5 RIRs. I had to put all 5 in the coop the first night and none of them would roost. They all laid together by the door. Second night, two flew into the coop on their own. Still not roosting. Third night they all made it into the...

Hello Everyone, I have been lurking on the forums for a month or so learning as much as I can. I have to say I appreciate how knowledgeable and respectful a great many of the members are on the forums. I grew up on a small farm here in Missouri where we raised cattle for beef and sometimes...