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I have straw under the raised roost bars, and (with a latex glove) I pick out the poop underneath every morning. I clean the cats’ litter box twice a day for the same reasons- health and no smell.

Hydrogen Peroxide damages tissue.

We have an 8’ bed and curled them in half. It will take a lot of muscle to roll it into a tube. They are quite stiff. We use them for trellises, too.

I have gravel in the part of the run that has wire over it and sand in the area that has a solid cover. they have sandy dusting areas and boxes. I do occasionally go through and pick up poop, but it’s time consuming and they just poop so much! (Only 6) I keep adding sand and gravel over it. The...

Your garden will last about 10 minutes! Chickens scratch and dig up everything. I tried to be nice and make their own little garden area with greens. After weeks of watering it and waiting, I took off the cover and they immediately destroyed it! What a waste of time!!😂😂

If you make this 8x12 instead of 6x12, it will cost the same $ and be bigger. Plywood sheets come in 4x8’ so you won’t be throwing away any extra.

I agree. It’s the high heat that is hard on them!

I agree. It’s the heat that is hard on them!

Looks good for now, but does it rain where you live? We HAVE to have a covered run in SW Washington. That would be pure mud here!!

I use litter in my 6x8 coop for 6 hens. I have a raised roost area above which also has litter (upstairs bedroom). I clean that daily and add a bit more straw litter on top so it piles up. They don’t poop on the floor litter much at all and spend most of the day outside in their large run, so I...

I have a hanging waterer with vertical nipples. I never see the hens use it, but the ground is wet underneath so they are messy with it. I have two that are one gallon with the bottom bowl that I switch about every two days so I can keep a clean one in the run. It’s a pain, but I know they use it.

Maybe a Shitzu or or other very small non-hunting type? Dogs chase and chickens run, so it‘s a rare dog that will ignore a chicken. That said, my neighbor has a young, huge Bernese Mountain Dog who completely ignores the chickens. Maybe because the ducks chased him! I’d never let my dog and...

This coop has a really steep ramp, especially for chicks. If there’s any way you can enlarge the run so you can make it less steep, it might help. Plus, they need lots of room so they don’t get bored and start picking at each other.

Give them time to adjust. They are babies. It took a couple of days for mine to go in and get on their roost on their own. They don’t see well at night and want to be safe inside, up on a roost. Don’t let them sleep in the nest boxes- they poop the whole night. Put some roosts in that can be...

I have 6 hens. I got them all at 2 days old and they’re now 7 months. My buff Orpington is by far the friendliest (from the very first). My Amercaunas are both sweet and a bit shy, but friendly, curious, and get along with the others. The Australorp is friendly and very curious. The blue-laced...

I’m no expert, but my 20 week old Australorp pullet has the same green tinge to her feathers. Why doesn’t he have a comb?

I really liked using the heater plate. When the chicks first came they were huddled together and so quiet I wasn’t sure they were ok, but the plate gives them security and natural day/night lighting. They came out to run around, eat and drink, and then they’d run back under (like mama hen, I...

Everything I’ve read says 2 sq ft per chick. My brooder was plywood- 3x4x2 ft high, with a wire top and door. I also have cats. My 6 chicks were in it for about 6 weeks and it wasn’t until then that they seemed eager to get out. They begin wanting to fly about then, too. I used a 11” brooder...

I used some leftover vinyl flooring. It’s super easy to keep clean. I use the straw bedding from Wilco and just pick up the poop every couple of days. I only have 6 chickens and they are in their run most of the time.

Are there any windows? Maybe they are afraid to enter a dark area. When I first started letting my 6 chicks out into the run at about 7 weeks, I only had one food container so I brought it into the coop as it started to get dark. The chicks came in for the food, I guess. I only took two days of...