#coop

Coop De Ville

Planning on getting chickens and wondering about setting up the coop: Is it weird to use different bedding in the bottom of the coop than in the nesting boxes? I've read that sand is easy to clean and has a high thermal mass, which could help in winters, but putting sand in the nesting boxes...

I am new to chickens, don't have them yet but planning on it. I was told by a friend that has owned chickens for a while that you need a light in the chicken coop during the winter, so that the chickens will keep up a steady egg production. Not a heat lamp, just a light because there are shorter...

Hi All, I've very recently put my flock of 13 chickens into a large run and hen house outside where they now spend 100% of their time. They've only been out for 5 days and are doing pretty well despite the current rainy 50° weather. But with hurricane season just around the ben, what can I do...

I live in New England(northern ct), where it gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer and we have all kinds of weather. I was wondering what kind of coops/runs you guys have for your ducks, I plan on getting 6-10 ducks. I am currently looking at the stress free chicken tractor design by...

Hi everyone! Conrad from Freeland here... Mortician by trade & Army Veteran recently medically retired from my infrastructure job...too many surgeries...work hard/play hard!!! I’m incredibly new to this addictive thing you all call chicken raising...I know jack squat about this stuff even...

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are building our coop and we are at the point where we want to roof our coop! However, we had originally planned on putting up Ondura Corrugated roofing, and after looking at reviews we decided to go with metal roofing instead. We had planned to have open rafters...

hi everyone, We are building our coop to be off the ground and it’s integral to our run. The whole coop plus run will be 4’ x 20’. Do we need to have all of our open run sides, door, and the space under our coop (which will be raised off the ground) need to be 1/2” hardware cloth? Or can we...

So excited to be breaking ground today on our chicken coop and run....not much to see yet but still we are moving forward!!

Hey, Everyone! I'm Kyle! I wanted to post and say that I am new to raising chickens in Cleveland, OH and like everything else in life, Google has been my best friend in answering questions and learning to set up my coop and run. Backyardchickens.com forum has almost always been the number one...

Hey, guys! We have an elevated coop and I just have a few questions. We are in the middle of changing out the old chicken wire and replacing it with 14 gauge galvanized mesh, as suggested by other members here. Before we finish, and I have included a picture, there is a small opening for the...

So coming up on my 1st year of having a flock there was a lot of learning processes. I originally started off with 4 what I thought were hens and 2 ducks. The 2 ducks turned out being drakes and 2 of the hens ended up being roosters. It was fun watching them grow from little chicks to where...

Hi everyone! My dad and I have been working on a coop for my six girls, and while he has an extensive background in construction (the man could sneeze out a house), neither of us have tried making a coop before. Our dimensions are 6x4. The highest point is 4.5ft sloping down to 3.5ft on the...

hey compared to some of my other questions this may seem like kind of a basic, but I want to double check what I know. So, how much space is require for A. Chickens B. Guinea fowl C. Geese D. Ducks Thanks in advance

I recently had a fox attack during the day. It was time to enclose my run. Stick built a frame and topped with steel roof and 1/4" galvanized hardware cloth. At most there's a couple inches between the frame and granite rocks it's built on top of. But I'm nervous it's not enough. Or if I should...

After the kennel was in place, I gradually added hanging flower planters on each side and the DowntHen Abbey sign. One name plate is blank because "Daisy" turned out to be "Alfred," and unfortunately, he'll be rehomed as my husband doesn't want roosters. Hardware skirt was added on 7/24.