You had me at...... {I'm trying to talk here), if not before!!! Just got here and did all the U-tubie things there are to do!!!!!!!!!😊👋♥♥♥♥ I LOVE the coop/run setup, but I would want larger run for mine, even when not needed, LOL!!! IF you want to keep the chickens/AKA their poop off of the nesting boxes, Run the lid at a little steeper of an angle to the wall and extend it over any flat surface present, and then make it slippery smooth, either by sanding and painting or by adding Formica or linoleum or tile, etc., so the chickens cannot land and/or STAY of the surface. You could add on a piece of the mesh you used for the inside or similar wire mesh, cut 2 pieces about 12 inches wide and the length of the separating partition of the mesh covered window/wall, attaching it about 9" up the wire from the wall and attach bottom to edge of wall, doing so on both sides of the coop. You could even use nail tacks and any kind of string zigging and zagging to and fro from tack thru the wire mesh in some kind of macramé or any way that the chickens can't or wouldn't want to land there, of course with can't land working the best!!!
I did go the mobile route and got a omlet chicken coop. So far so good. I have 2 silkie hens in it. I do not close the door ever. I live in Maine and we have the same kinds of animals you mentioned. The only thing I do not like about my mobile coop is it's very small so you are limited and they are expensive. I would not do that again but I do not regret it. I do have a coop with a pen. I have 9 standard chickens in that. I will sell some of the pullets soon and I will cull out the roosters. It was supposed to be all hens. I got them from tsc and you take chances there. You order all females and you're almost always guaranteed to get some roos. While it is just ok I do not like that they cannot get fresh grass. I really love your coop design. I find your poop doors excellent. I wish we had done that. What a great idea. Yes roll away nest boxes are the best. Your coop is really well thought out. I have to admit I am jealous.
The DIFFERENCE between tsc and online ordering, *if using a large establish hatchery, is they will definitely either send a replacement with probably a couple of free straight runs, or known males OR they will refund you're money, usually your choice, or you can choose it towards credit on a future purchase at a few of them. I have done Orscheln's, i too bad and tsc, yuck-no-not again, other farmers' chicks and hatching eggs, and online chicks and McMurray, specifically Murray McMurray is my absolute favorite to deal with, with Myers coming in a close 2nd, and have had success with Cackle and their SR Silkies, but most are not bearded and they haven't quite got the standard red bird down in the breed just yet as the roos had large and xlarge combs compared to the normal Silkie combs, otherwise they were great. For being such delicate babies I only lost 3 maybe 4 out of 20
Yes I went with McMurray a long time ago and loved that every thing I bought was exactly what I ordered. Next time I will order from them again. Losing a few is normal. I lost one out of 10 this year. I went the buy eggs on ebay a couple of years ago and that was a big waste of money and I will never do that again. I spent over 300.00 on eggs and only got a few to hatch. 2 female silkies. I am very happy with them. I just wish they would not go broody so much. I mean like every couple of months. I have one white one and one black one. I call them yin and yang. The white one is not a true silkie. She has a large hat on top and I have to trim her feathers so she can see. It's quite a spectacle trying to hold her on my lap and getting the feathers out of her eyes. Yes I am going to McMurry next spring and buy some red stars. Prolific layers. They are kind of mean but I can put up with it. They liked to attack my cat. Not good. They were all hens. I would expect a rooster to do that not hens.@@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639
I'm the complete opposite, I'm not cheap at all 😂, but it's because I'm on a tropical island, I'm not on the mainland where I can get good deals on materials. We have something in common, the color of our coop, similar super smart predator and crazy ideas 💡. I have mongoose, they are day predators and super smart and sneaky, they were coming in through my automatic chicken door 😂, never killed a chicken, but stole eggs 🥚 one at a time...I have a lot more cement in my coop 😂
You provide a lot of useful information and in detail. Thank you
You had me at...... {I'm trying to talk here), if not before!!! Just got here and did all the U-tubie things there are to do!!!!!!!!!😊👋♥♥♥♥
I LOVE the coop/run setup, but I would want larger run for mine, even when not needed, LOL!!!
IF you want to keep the chickens/AKA their poop off of the nesting boxes, Run the lid at a little steeper of an angle to the wall and extend it over any flat surface present, and then make it slippery smooth, either by sanding and painting or by adding Formica or linoleum or tile, etc., so the chickens cannot land and/or STAY of the surface. You could add on a piece of the mesh you used for the inside or similar wire mesh, cut 2 pieces about 12 inches wide and the length of the separating partition of the mesh covered window/wall, attaching it about 9" up the wire from the wall and attach bottom to edge of wall, doing so on both sides of the coop. You could even use nail tacks and any kind of string zigging and zagging to and fro from tack thru the wire mesh in some kind of macramé or any way that the chickens can't or wouldn't want to land there, of course with can't land working the best!!!
Looks like you did good job on the chicken coop
I really enjoyed your video good job 👍🏽
Good Job👍
I did go the mobile route and got a omlet chicken coop. So far so good. I have 2 silkie hens in it. I do not close the door ever. I live in Maine and we have the same kinds of animals you mentioned. The only thing I do not like about my mobile coop is it's very small so you are limited and they are expensive. I would not do that again but I do not regret it. I do have a coop with a pen. I have 9 standard chickens in that. I will sell some of the pullets soon and I will cull out the roosters. It was supposed to be all hens. I got them from tsc and you take chances there. You order all females and you're almost always guaranteed to get some roos. While it is just ok I do not like that they cannot get fresh grass. I really love your coop design. I find your poop doors excellent. I wish we had done that. What a great idea. Yes roll away nest boxes are the best. Your coop is really well thought out. I have to admit I am jealous.
The DIFFERENCE between tsc and online ordering, *if using a large establish hatchery, is they will definitely either send a replacement with probably a couple of free straight runs, or known males OR they will refund you're money, usually your choice, or you can choose it towards credit on a future purchase at a few of them. I have done Orscheln's, i too bad and tsc, yuck-no-not again, other farmers' chicks and hatching eggs, and online chicks and McMurray, specifically Murray McMurray is my absolute favorite to deal with, with Myers coming in a close 2nd, and have had success with Cackle and their SR Silkies, but most are not bearded and they haven't quite got the standard red bird down in the breed just yet as the roos had large and xlarge combs compared to the normal Silkie combs, otherwise they were great. For being such delicate babies I only lost 3 maybe 4 out of 20
Yes I went with McMurray a long time ago and loved that every thing I bought was exactly what I ordered. Next time I will order from them again. Losing a few is normal. I lost one out of 10 this year. I went the buy eggs on ebay a couple of years ago and that was a big waste of money and I will never do that again. I spent over 300.00 on eggs and only got a few to hatch. 2 female silkies. I am very happy with them. I just wish they would not go broody so much. I mean like every couple of months. I have one white one and one black one. I call them yin and yang. The white one is not a true silkie. She has a large hat on top and I have to trim her feathers so she can see. It's quite a spectacle trying to hold her on my lap and getting the feathers out of her eyes. Yes I am going to McMurry next spring and buy some red stars. Prolific layers. They are kind of mean but I can put up with it. They liked to attack my cat. Not good. They were all hens. I would expect a rooster to do that not hens.@@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639
You did a great job on your coop❤
A idea for a mobile coupe build something like this on a camper frame...
I'm the complete opposite, I'm not cheap at all 😂, but it's because I'm on a tropical island, I'm not on the mainland where I can get good deals on materials. We have something in common, the color of our coop, similar super smart predator and crazy ideas 💡. I have mongoose, they are day predators and super smart and sneaky, they were coming in through my automatic chicken door 😂, never killed a chicken, but stole eggs 🥚 one at a time...I have a lot more cement in my coop 😂
73.00
Can weasels get through that 2x3 wire?
Yes
Is it possible to make plans available for your chicken coop?
Most all of the plans were in my head, which is usually a bad idea, but the plans could definitely be put to paper.
$400. This is an excellent design.
Whoa! I was way off. 😅
You spdnt $2500 on a coop? Whaaaaaa!!!!! Hummm too much