Actually….. it was me. The wife that built all of this. My dad was a contractor so I grew up being his right hand and have done a lot of construction work. But thank you for the compliments. 🥰
I built mine as roll always. Mine are inside. But I wanted to say I used a 2x4 up sideways across the back. Then used a 2x2 for the front and I used some closet wire shelves and then adjusted the 2x2 until I got the slope I wanted its not at the front edge it’s back a ways so the front edge...
I have lemon balm and then mint in two window baskets hanging from my run. Mainly because both are good chicken herbs. And they will grow in the shade. If you don’t want bees I would just pinch them back so they don’t flower.
I have a small flock. We have had 6 chickens in there since beginning of March and it hasn’t been too bad with the cleaning. I just got the nest boxes in last week.
love your coop. It’s really cute and looks like it blends in with the house perfect! I wanted an old screen door for mine. But didn’t have one and couldn’t find anything at a reasonable price. I ended up building my own door then adding some corner bracket decor.
I have been building our coop and run since the beginning of February. During my build I have searched on here for so much info and ideas and have learned so much from you all!!! Thank you all so much for your knowledge and sharing it and making it searchable! I had several goals in mind but...
I’m also in north Florida and our yard is 99% sand. The run is where my compost pile used to be so it has some compost mixed in with the sand. But I hadn’t thought about putting anything else in the run. It seems easy enough to rake or scoop. mine has a roof over it. But when the storms...
I have been lurking around the site since January while I was building my coop. And wanted to join and say thank you! I spent so many endless hours every night reading up here and researching and learning so much. My coop is practically done now and designed so much better because of all of...