This is my new member intro tread. I’m new to raising chickens. I have 1 Australorp, 1 Easter Egg and 2 Ideal 236. I did have 5 chicks but 1 Easter Egg turned out to be a rooster so I sold it back. I live in the Arizona desert so my challenge is to keep them cool in the summer. I’m building my coop and have access to wood chips for my ground. I live in an urban area with orange trees in the neighborhood so I don’t want to attract roof rats. I’m using 19 gauge 1/2 “ wire mesh all around my coop with pavers on the floor of the coop spaced with 1/4” spacing for drainage. I’ll attach corregated panels for the top and 4 feet on the sides to shade with 1 open side. 2 feet from the bottom will just be open mesh. I’ll cover them up when it rains. Goal is to keep everything dry. So far so good.
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Glad you joined.
