coop

  1. LoloCluckCluck

    Coop Heater Advice

    Hello! Looking for advice on a safe heater for a wood coop. I’ve seen the plate heaters that you can hang from the walls and wondering if that’s 1) safe and 2) efficient at giving extra heat to the coop? I have 5 buff Orpingtons and am in northern PA so it’s going to get below freezing quite...
  2. R3bauer

    Advice on which coop please

    Hello all and good morning. I am not unfamiliar with chicken keeping, howevrr its been a few years. I have had both hoop and conventional coops. I've going to take what I learned from my previous flocks and use that knowledge for the health and wellbeing of my next flock this spring. As it...
  3. Foley Hill Chicken Finger

    Old Shed Coop and Run Suggestions Needed

    Hello all! I am planning on building my first coop for my first backyard flock. I have a 10 ft x 10 ft old shed that was given to me that I am going to convert into a coop and move down the hill in my backyard about 50-60 feet. I was wondering if any of you would be willing to give me any...
  4. M

    Metal coop (Bay Area, California)

    Hello. I’m considering getting this metal shed and converting it into a coop. Do any of you have a set up like this? I’m concerned that it will turn into an oven. Besides cutting more ventilation into it, does anyone have other conversion ideas I would need to make? Thanks
  5. ky_bird

    Opinions on my coop design?

    Hi guys! I wanted your opinion on this coop design I made, me and my dad are getting 6 chickens next spring & these will be the first chickens he’s owned since he was a kid so I’ve been helping a lot haha. the shed roof design was my dads add-on
  6. M

    Coop location /space

    Hello, I am planning to start a backyard chicken coop. I plan I getting this coop for 4 chickens and eventually have up to 10 if the hobby grows on me. https://aivituvin.com/collections/chicken-coop/products/aivituvin-large-chicken-house-with-run-air46?variant=44743597752601 Which location...
  7. M

    Newb starting a backyard chicken coop

    Hello, I am planning to start a backyard chicken coop. Chicks are ordered and I will brood in a mesh pen that I am ordering from amazon. I am looking into this chicken coop ...
  8. duckduck_goose

    Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds

    Hello! I have been raising a flock of laying ducks and geese for almost a year now. It has been rewarding, and I wouldn't trade any of my birds for the world. This year, I showed a few of my ducks in the county fair, and I watched the small livestock auction take place. I had been thinking...
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  9. K

    Coop suggestions

    Hello! New to BYC. This is my second time raising chickens first time in this location/coop. I got this coop for free, and gave it a little tlc, replaced chicken wire, extra door, etc. But I am looking for suggestions on layout. I live in SoCal. rarely gets under 60 or over 90. I ordered 6...
  10. newchickychick

    Our first ever (coop) build!

    To be fair, it’s our first build… at all! Please do be gentle with feedback as we really put a lot of time, money, and love into it - but we absolutely do want to get feedback on how to make it better! We still need to fill in the bitty cracks in the wall, which we are in process of right this...
  11. B

    Do your silkies roost?

    Hi all! We have our first batch of baby silkies and I’m wondering as they mature what type of coop accommodations they will need. Will they walk up a ramp and roost along with my regular flock of chickens? Do they need a separate area to make a “cuddle puddle”? Do they need nesting boxes on...
  12. bumblychicken

    Thoughts & advice on my coop ventilation?

    First and foremost the coop is still a work in progress, it was actually an old treehouse! The official roosting bars still need to go in plus other things such as the nesting boxes but they aren’t laying yet, plus more but anyways As we all know it’s summer time and very hot. I am a new...
  13. MoonHarvester

    Finally got a coop for my flock!

    It is my first flock of chickens and they were unexpected so it has been a steep learning curve for me. I was not satisfied with any of the prefab coops, I do not have any wood working skills and dealt with a difficult chicken/coop seller, so it was a stressful process. I found a custom made...
  14. PeeppeepXO

    help! outside coop built… please see pic &read description!

    i’ve attached a pic of what it looks like now. partner is just planning on getting a metal roof and covering the sides with tarp….. he’s not going to do it i’ve been with this idiottttt for 13 years. i know for a fact he won’t. can’t i get on a ladder and just screw thick waterproof tarps on the...
  15. newchickychick

    Roosting Bar Design - Is it okay?

    So tomorrow is the day we build the roosting bars to attach to the walls of the coop! They'll be attached to the studs of the walls to make sure they're EXTRA extra secure with extra support on both sides. I know the drawing is a really poor visual of it, but I'm hoping I can explain my idea...
  16. S

    Mixed flock TURKEY DUCK GEESE CHICKENS SILKIES

    Hello! This is my first year having a mixed flock so just looking for tips and tricks and experiences of anyone who may have raised all these animals together before I have 13 grown chickens 17 chicks 6 runner ducklings 3 sebastapol goslings 2 turkey baby’s (poults ?) Some more info about my...
  17. B

    Converting Suncast Modernist shed to coop, progress pics

    Hello, thanks to advice on this forum, I decided to convert a 6x5 resin shed rather than purchase a very expensive prefab coop (I was budgeting for the Eglu Pro - even with all the materials and extras, my shed coop was less than half the price!) It has been very fun customizing it and planning...
  18. N

    Dust bath

    Unfortunately, a hawk got one of my hens last week. I’ve been keeping them in the coop and run for now until time passes, and the hawk hopefully goes elsewhere. What can I use for a dust bath in their run? It’s been raining a lot where I live and their run is muddy. Ty!
  19. M

    Help design broody hen coop & run

    Hi! I need inspiration/pictures to build a coop & run for my broody hens and baby chicks. We have serious hawks and free range our girls on a half acre. Our coop is high off the ground and not ideal for the babies because it can get trafficky and busy in there. Has anyone built anything like...
  20. northwestchick

    Two coops, one run.

    We have the chicken coop Rhode Island Red house in the back from the Chicken Coop Company, and a coop we got on Amazon on the side a long time ago. The run we also bought on Amazon and are expanding it. It’s cute. Will be painting the smaller coop to match the back coop. None of this was built...
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