Dirtautoguy
In the Brooder
My wife and I have wanted a flock for as long as we’ve been married.
This year we finally got some chicks and are super excited for the adventure. I myself have been around farms,geese,ducks but Iv never had one of my own. My wife grew up having chickens so it’s not a totally foreign subject to us but we still have a lot we can learn.
We have:
3 sapphire gems
1 production red
1 cuckoo
1 Pekin duck
1 smaller duck I cant think of the breed. It’s black and will have a green shimmer as an adult.
We bought a coop but we haven’t put it together yet. We plan to start tonight. I wanted a nestara coop but it was a little spendy and then one we got was a really good deal. From what I can tell it is in between the nestara medium and large coops just going off of measurements. And is rated for 8-10 chickens. (I understand it will probably be a little snug) it has a little run underneath but depending how things go I’d like to let them have rein of the back yard we have a fully fenced in yard and very few land predators. Hawks and our own dogs are our biggest worries.
So finally now we are to the reason I’m posting this. I want to take care of this coop and make it last as long as possible. So in my infinite wisdom of my head this is what I came up with though I’m looking for thought and Input before I do it.
We have harsh winters here in Wyoming and I want to insulate it and make it as easy to clean. So I’ll know more when we start putting it together but I am thinking of using either flex seal or pond shield on the inside of the coop. The bottom has a alluminum/stainless floor so I’d probably worry more about the walls. My goal with this would be to eliminate drafts make for easier cleanup and help wood from rotting. I would leave the holes up by the ceiling for ventilation so avoid ventalation issues. If I can fit it (I think I can) I’d like to get some foam insulation board on the walls/ ceiling maybe just in the winter time.
On the outside I’d like to use the same product preferrablt in a clear variety to help with the same things.
I may build a larger run later anyway just so they have somewhere to be if we go on vacation or something like that but for now I’m looking to just get the coop going. The chicks should be about 6 weeks old in the middle of may but I’m trying to have this all setup before they are ready.
Am I crazy? Are there better products? Any better ideas? What’s your thoughts?
This year we finally got some chicks and are super excited for the adventure. I myself have been around farms,geese,ducks but Iv never had one of my own. My wife grew up having chickens so it’s not a totally foreign subject to us but we still have a lot we can learn.
We have:
3 sapphire gems
1 production red
1 cuckoo
1 Pekin duck
1 smaller duck I cant think of the breed. It’s black and will have a green shimmer as an adult.
We bought a coop but we haven’t put it together yet. We plan to start tonight. I wanted a nestara coop but it was a little spendy and then one we got was a really good deal. From what I can tell it is in between the nestara medium and large coops just going off of measurements. And is rated for 8-10 chickens. (I understand it will probably be a little snug) it has a little run underneath but depending how things go I’d like to let them have rein of the back yard we have a fully fenced in yard and very few land predators. Hawks and our own dogs are our biggest worries.
So finally now we are to the reason I’m posting this. I want to take care of this coop and make it last as long as possible. So in my infinite wisdom of my head this is what I came up with though I’m looking for thought and Input before I do it.
We have harsh winters here in Wyoming and I want to insulate it and make it as easy to clean. So I’ll know more when we start putting it together but I am thinking of using either flex seal or pond shield on the inside of the coop. The bottom has a alluminum/stainless floor so I’d probably worry more about the walls. My goal with this would be to eliminate drafts make for easier cleanup and help wood from rotting. I would leave the holes up by the ceiling for ventilation so avoid ventalation issues. If I can fit it (I think I can) I’d like to get some foam insulation board on the walls/ ceiling maybe just in the winter time.
On the outside I’d like to use the same product preferrablt in a clear variety to help with the same things.
I may build a larger run later anyway just so they have somewhere to be if we go on vacation or something like that but for now I’m looking to just get the coop going. The chicks should be about 6 weeks old in the middle of may but I’m trying to have this all setup before they are ready.
Am I crazy? Are there better products? Any better ideas? What’s your thoughts?
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