Coops and Runs

Our coop is here!

feeds@yuku.com (Georgiapea) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:15 GMT

Finally! Ordered Sept. 30th, picked up Nov. 3rd. The package was HUGE, a pallet 4 feet high and wide and 6 feet long! We got it opened and unloaded from the truck, putting all the parts and pieces in the area where it's to be built. I'm taking photos with a disposable digital camera so won't have anything to post until the 27 shots are all taken.

The foundation was put in place yesterday, cement blocks and 4X4's to form the perimeter, all leveled and squared....

Overhead netting for runs

feeds@yuku.com (Georgiapea) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:09:42 GMT

Do most people use it? I have planned to do so and thought it was wire. Today I saw overhead nylon netting for the first time and thought it would be easier to put up. But is it heavy enough? Checking sales sites on the internet I see it comes in larger sizes than rolls of 2 inch chickenwire. I've got a site up now that sells 50X50 foot pieces.

We have about a half acre already fenced, and the chicken runs and coop will be within that. The chickens will be shut in the...

Rooster Pad

feeds@yuku.com (Soteriagal) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:19:40 GMT

We've put most of our roosters [8 of them] into a fenced in area in our woods behind the hen house. With winter fast approaching, we need a quick inexpensive idea to make some kind of shelter for them once the trees lose all their leaves and the weather turns windy, rainy, stormy, snowy and bitter cold.

We thought we might use the back side of the hen shed as a brace, if possible. I was thinking of trying to build a shelter with bales of straw stacked about three high on the...

At last, coopage!

feeds@yuku.com (Homegirl) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:29:38 GMT

Here are some pics of the coop! The dh and our contractor neighbor have been working for the last 3 days.. Amazing,
Ellen

What to seal coop floor with?

feeds@yuku.com (Homegirl) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:11:44 GMT

Well, my coop is in the building stage! We are planning to make it about a8 inches off the ground with plywood floor.... Our carpenter friend says use Thompsons Water Seal on the floor.... Any other suggestions? I would like to be able to seal it for ease of cleaning and so it won't absorb urine..... What have you all done?
Ellen

Tonights the night

feeds@yuku.com (darlasmum) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:14:07 GMT

Tonight will be the first night my girls stay out in the coop. I think Im going to need a drink or a sleeping pill ! lol. I am so going to miss having them inside with me. I wont miss all the dust- but will miss their trills, scratching around and all the chatter. They grow up sooo fast.

New nest boxes in the 'World Famous Show Coop'

feeds@yuku.com (jacktheknife) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:18:05 GMT

Gentlemen, {Ladies too!}

Please check out the new nest boxes a friend from 1962 {the 7th grade} made.
His wife 'Jill' even made him paint them!
Built, painted and delivered... free!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7779/dscn09031.jpg

Thank...

Eglu

feeds@yuku.com (Tess) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:36:25 GMT

Has anyone heard of the Eglu? I am considering buying one, and I'd love to hear from anyone that has one or knows anything about them.
Pros:
It has a predator wire skirt around the outside. I don't want one without a predator guard, I have too many digging critters. I like how the center of the run floor has no wires, because it's completely open, they can really scratch around and dustbathe. I don't want them to live on wire, never being able to just tear into...

The coops finished !!

feeds@yuku.com (darlasmum) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:30 GMT

My coop is finally finished !! It measures 11ft x 6ft, and is 6 feet tall in the front. The open doors show the ventillation window (covered with hardware cloth) and below the storage area. We dug a foot deep trench around the sides and buried the hardware cloth with a ribbon of concrete. There is the...

How ?

feeds@yuku.com (darlasmum) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:20:27 GMT

How does a proposed 3 day coop project turn into 8? Three days was my handymans projection, yesterday was day 7 and there is still 1 more day to go! I feel like I shouldnt complain cuz he is doing the most beautiful job- but I am paying him by the hour!! He is meticulous to the nth degree- the wood graining all match up, the screws are all aligned, the hardware cloth square, everything set in concrete- but I am so ready for him to be done already. I hope to be sending pictures soon.

Need quick broody / chick pen advice

feeds@yuku.com (Bobo Daddy) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:34:49 GMT

I have a broody Buff Warp. sitting on 6 true black Araucana eggs that are scheduled to pop in about 3 days so I have to work quick. She is currently in the main coop in one of the nest boxes but I need to move her and the eggs to a nursery pen which I need to build quickly. I want to build it in the large run but it has been exposed to the main chickens for 5 years and is mainly dirt with some weeds. I read that new chicks need to be on virgin ground or they can get sick. If I have to, I...

Still trying to post a big picture

feeds@yuku.com (jacktheknife) — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:54:36 GMT

Fellow poultry enthusiasts,

Try this one, 'a new picture 'host''.
I have been trying to get large full page pictures of the 'Show coop'
to post, but all to no avail. And I get my shoulder operated on soon
so the breeder coops will be on hold till the hottest days of the summer.
Dern...

These pictures take forever to download but...
Once they have downloaded once, they zap...

The 'three year' attempt to post pix...

feeds@yuku.com (jacktheknife) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:24:20 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

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YAY!!! My New Super Coop!

feeds@yuku.com (Starwalker Fallen Angel) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:45:46 GMT

Finally, after 5 years of struggling with this coop and struggling with another...my hubby gave in a got me a SUPER COOP.

These are the pics of it where it's at. The previous owners made it for small dogs but it will work very well for my chickens. The last pic is of a run idea except we are putting a...

Nesting box

feeds@yuku.com (GroundHog) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:00:07 GMT

I have 29 Red Star birds about 3 weeks old now. The fuzz is leaving and I can see them grow. I might as well install some nesting boxes now. Is there anything wrong with elevating the boxes up off the floor say two feet high. I have limited floor space and would like to keep all of it for the chickens. I want to make a 6 compartment box and elevate it say to the height of a roost. Can you experts forsee any problem with this?

If anyone is Looking for a cheap coop

feeds@yuku.com (kingcoops) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:01:11 GMT

I build and sell many models of coops, I also sell dog houses, rabbit hutches, chicks, and hatching eggs. Go to http://www.kingcoops.com

How to fix muddy area?

feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:44:25 GMT

Alot of our ground is very mushy and soft this winter. But the area right outside the coop is horrible. I sink sort of badly every time I go to the coop. I've dumped some bedding on it, which didn't help much. Now I'm using some boards to walk on. If I wanted to fix this more permanently, how would I go about it? More soil? gravel? bricks? I'm tired of sinking.
Any suggestions?

Serama chicken coop

feeds@yuku.com (tessiersfarm) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:17:08 GMT

sorry

Serama chicken coop

feeds@yuku.com (tessiersfarm) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:15:40 GMT

I just bought a dozen Serama hatching eggs and are putting them in the incubator in the next day or so. I plan to build them seperate housing from our laying flock because of the size difference. I am thinking maybe a 4x8 area with a 2x4 coop and 4x6 run area. I have no idea what size nest boxes, roosts, feeders, ect. Any Ideas? What I have read on line says rabbit housing but I would like a little more detail.

The 'Three year' poultry coop building project

feeds@yuku.com (jacktheknife) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:09:10 GMT

Gentlemen, {and Ladies too!}

Ya'll, I beg to be admitted to 'the Backyard' as
the 'world record holder' for the 'slowest poultry coop building project'
in the history of the world.

The 'Show coop' isn't done yet
but please let me describe the 'present state of affairs'.
{I still ain't no carpenter}
But I have learned an inestimable amount of...