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As an Architect, I use AutoCAD quite a bit so the base drawing for the rendering is from the cad file for our site plan and then I rendered it with my kids colored pencils . I attached the book I'm reading on rain harvesting - working on understanding the needs of the coop roof and for our...

Thanks Mahlzeit ! We'll post progress pics for sure . I know the rendering makes things look "finished" in a certain way and for the most part the primary areas are pretty set (my wife and kids and I have gone through a number of sketches and discussions, but we know there are still areas to...

Plus we will allow them out in 1st open air enclosure and remaining gardens quite as well. No cooped up hens here ;)

The north/south length from 6' high fence to flagstone patio is about 43' and the east/west dimension is approx. 41'. Overall, our property is 6,100 sf or 1/14 of an acre.

Thanks Gallo ! Just posted a response to Ridgerunner that included a photo - maybe enough to answer your comments. 6' high fencing is along those lines. The overhang of the coop roof in relation to the fencing will provide continuous shade in the summer - again this issue was an important one...

Agree. I have done some research on the rain harvesting and plan to size the barrels correctly to not waste any water harvested because yes, we can get huge cloud bursts here in Abq. where the amount of water in one 20 min. shower is huge. We have gates planned to section off the hens 1st open...

Thanks for the feedback Ridgerunner ! 01 Yes, our plan is to allow the hens to free-range in the entire backyard - there are a series of enclosures for them to have access to but in theory they will have access to it all in one way or another. 02 Our plans for beekeeping are to introduce the...

Here is a rendering of our current layout for our Urban Homestead. Any feedback / comments are appreciated. Here are some background comments for orientation of our plan. * South of the lot line is parking for nearby apartment units and the alley runs behind the parking. * East side (bottom of...