It's tough to work with for sure. Remember the song "I fought the law and the law won." Well..... I fought the wire and the wire won!.. But it's for the ladies.😕
Central CT? Me Too.... I'm building a new coop now. It's elevated and the space underneath connects to the run. I can say my property is much more sloped than in your picture; off about 6 inches from one side to the other. We built the raised coop frame with 4 x 4's in the corners going...
After your input I checked into the vinyl vs. linoleum difference. Evidently linoleum is the OS version of vinyl - guess I'm dating myself. Good to hear about the amount of time it's lasted. Thanks for taking the time to give your input!
So my new coop is starting to be built. I previously asked for opinions on automatic doors; thank you very much! Your input certainly helped. Now that I've got that set, I'm on to my next question. Do you prefer to have linoleum floors or a good porch paint for the floor? I've heard rave...
Another one my ladies love is a plastic bottle (used, individual sized drink) with holes burned through with a wood burner. Then put in a bit of scratch grains and toss it into their run. Mine has four sides and they have to move it around with their feet to get the grains to come out. One of...
I live in CT so we're not far away and this past winter was my first with the ladies. I don't have insulation and was concerned about an extreme cold bout. I have an extension cord that's run out to my coop which I wanted at the time and I now find necessary. I put a wall mounted heater in my...
Regarding digging down for hardware cloth; I hear that going down is better than going out. Can you let us know why out is better. Is it because it's recommended 12" out and you share 18 - 24? Sorry, I'm starting a new build soon and gleaning from any and all advice I can get. Thanks in advance!
The thing mine like the most... by far... is a pot that's still filled with the soil and roots from last year's plants. I dump it out in their run and they peck away to their hearts content. I started growing vegetables in 5 gal buckets last year and the ladies loveeeee these turned over in...
I was looking at Ladies First. In fact, the maker of the plans for the coup I'm building use Ladies First on their coop / plans. Thanks for your input.