Recent content by JerEazy

Ok! Chicken wire ripped down, hardware cloth up (that was fun). Added egg collecting doors, roosting area, some toys, and some fluff. So now she’s basically done. We are going to put a sail shade over the “run” area for some protection and temperature assistance. Chickens need some more time...

Thank you! Decided to put the unused shed to use. I’m not a carpenter by any means. And it’s not done yet!

Humid defines our environment. Ok. So back to the drawing board.

Was going to keep it under the overhang to protect some. It’s FL though, so most things get wet whether you like it or not.

Guess that settles that. Chicken wire for keeping chickens in; not keeping predators out!

That is something we picked up after the wire was up. We still have some wire left and I’m considering an overlap to close up the gaps a bit and give an extra layer as opposed to a tear down. Do you think that would suffice? Worth noting the yard is fully fenced. We don’t have a lot of...

After about a year of debating and research we finally have our chicks. This kicked the coop and chicken run build into high gear. We had an old shed we repurposed. Left the front on, tore down the sides, wired it in. Gated and fenced a decent size run with a dirt area and some grassed spot...

Side note: the inside is raised about 5-6” off the ground. So those marks are not the level I was looking at - just location.

Hello! Happy to be here! I’m sure this is the first of many questions as my wife and I are very new to chicken life. Our family not far has been helpful with some stuff. But I wanted to post this up. The front of our coop (old shed) has some plywood wall. I want to install these feeder...