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Hi everyone, I’m new to chicks, chickens and chicken keeping. I bought 10 Red Production chicks last Friday from a place close to my home. By the following Thursday 4 died and I went back and got replacement chicks, that are now a week behind my current chicks. They are RIR and Americana chicks...

Hi everyone! I have a large ever growing flock. (Chicken math) I have an 8x12 shed I converted into their coop and they free range. My dogs do a great job protecting them during the day but I'd like to build/buy a run for extra security. How big should I make it? Is it cheaper to buy the lumber...

Here's more pictures: Dimensions are 10x12'. I currently have 8 hens, but incubating 12 eggs when they arrive in a few months. My idea is that I can keep the 2 separate flocks in the same coop. By separating the two sides with screening, and adding a gate, I can keep younger birds away from the...

Hi I am in the middle of building a new duck house, what should I use for the roof for a cold winter climate? We were going to use sheet metal but now after doing some research I am not sure if that is a good idea. What would y’all do? We do have strong winds in the winter here. Thank you

Hi I am it the middle of building a new duck house, what should I use for the roof for a cold winter climate? we were going to use sheet metal but now after doing some research we are not sure if that is a good idea. what would y'all do? We do have strong winds in the winter. Thank you

Im planning on building a new coop for my chickens and I'm new to raising chickens can anyone tell me a ways to build a chicken coop to be secure from raccoons? And i live in Michigan

Hi, I am getting ready to build a new duck house and pen. what do y'all think of a cement floor? what have you use? and what do y'all use for roofing? shingles? sheet metal? wood? what do people use for walls? I need to build before winter and it needs to last a while. any ideas? thank you

Hey everyone! Not sure if anyone wants to see, but I love watching step by steps of other people's set up, so I thought I'd post my aviary build for anyone that's interested :) It's a slow process as work and lockdown restrictions mean time and resources are limited, but hopefully we'll be able...

Wanted to keep my chicken journey separate from my overall farm life journal on BYH. Right now we don't have any chickens. But soon, very very soon. This is the premade Chicken Tiny house we purchased. We wanted to just get our feet wet in chicken keeping before we go whole hog! But whole...

Building my dream chicken coop. And although it’s a crappy time to build with lumber prices being so high, I’m rather excited for the finished product. Stay tuned. I will post pictures as I go along. Some may say the finished product is over the top. If you’re one of those people, move along...

I have been looking at coops for awhile now. I have narrowed it down to 4x5 for 4-5 hens. The only dimension I can not find is how tall should your coop be? Looking for height from floor to roof. Some articles say 3 1/2 feet height. What height is your coop from floor to roof?

I've decided to use the black jack on the floor and up the walls as I've seen recommended but I was curious could I use it to cover the roof without adding shingles? I'd gladly hear advice on the roof if something like that is not an option. Thanks!!

Hello, over the past two months I have been designing a run and coop for our chickens, and this is my final design. Any advice would be very thankful as there could be things I still need to change about it! -Three different sheds, the chicken coop (bottom right), the turkey/peafowl shed...

We already purchased this chicken coop:https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Plastic-Chicken-Coops/Formex-Large-Snap-Lock-Chicken-Coop-Up-to-8-chickens-p1269.aspx We want to provide more room and create a run for our girls. The only issue is how do we safely attach the run to the plastic? I was...

Hi! I am exploring adding two side by side “screen doors” to the back of my coop so I can leave the main (solid) doors open when it’s hot (more circulation) and keep my chickens safe from predators. Basically two frames with hardware cloth. I know what I want to do for the latches and what not...

Hi all. I recently moved to a house with very little grass, but a good amount of concrete. I know that chickens require dirt, or something to dig in, so I was wondering if it's possible to build foundations over the concrete, fill it with dirt, and then build a coop over it. Meaning roughly 7...