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Josh C · #1 02-22-2012, 05:41 PM

Anyone raise chickens? I'm thinking about building a coop and was looking for suggestions/pics of coops. It would be nice to have fresh eggs every morning.

Thanks.

meaux fishing · #2 02-22-2012, 06:27 PM

We do. Our coop is even mobile. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow

Ratdog · #3 02-22-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh C

Anyone raise chickens? I'm thinking about building a coop and was looking for suggestions/pics of coops. It would be nice to have fresh eggs every morning.

Thanks.

What kind of bird it matters for da coop.
An keep in mind. Mobil is key .....u will get 100 times more poop than egs .....
So if Meaux put da pic up look good.

jchief · #4 02-22-2012, 07:37 PM

Shawn raises em too

huntin fool · #5 02-22-2012, 07:59 PM

Shawn Braquet raises some.. He's got a simple pen... Dog pen with a elevated coop in the middle.
Simple.

wtretrievers · #6 02-22-2012, 10:01 PM

Just don't put your nesting boxes any higher than you can see in them, have had them over head height & reached in & grabbed a snake. Not cool

They stay eye level now.

Bluechip · #7 02-22-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Just don't put your nesting boxes any higher than you can see in them, have had them over head height & reached in & grabbed a snake. Not cool

They stay eye level now.

Me too.....made me scream like a girl lol...

southern151 · #8 02-22-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Just don't put your nesting boxes any higher than you can see in them, have had them over head height & reached in & grabbed a snake. Not cool

They stay eye level now.

So, they stay at 4' or less?! Lol

wtretrievers · #9 02-22-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by southern151

So, they stay at 4' or less?! Lol

Nah....they're a tad over 5', I put some cinder blocks down to stand on

southern151 · #10 02-22-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Nah....they're a tad over 5', I put some cinder blocks down to stand on

Lol! What a guy!

Ya know ya set yourself up for it!

Hebert · #11 02-22-2012, 11:27 PM

i do..I have silver laced wyandotes and lavender orpingtons and bearded silkies...might get some gold laced wyandotes soon....the best forum for chickens is http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/

yigodiver · #12 02-23-2012, 07:14 AM

I made a motorized chicken plucker follown some on line plans, cleaned 68 chickens in about two hours, they were plucked slicker than a whistle. Check out you tube and look for Whiz bang plucker. Some day I will raise more chickens, I stongly recommend concrete floor and strong material for the side walls to keep the racoons out, racoons like to just kill the chickens.

Ratdog · #13 02-23-2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by yigodiver

I made a motorized chicken plucker follown some on line plans, cleaned 68 chickens in about two hours, they were plucked slicker than a whistle. Check out you tube and look for Whiz bang plucker. Some day I will raise more chickens, I stongly recommend concrete floor and strong material for the side walls to keep the racoons out, racoons like to just kill the chickens.

Steel flashing works good cus a coon can fit a chicken threw 1/1 box wire at ground level.

Could not train mine to sleep away from da wire an would wake to find cheese grated chicken........can't sell dat.

wtretrievers · #14 02-23-2012, 08:09 AM

Btw......becareful not to drop your chewing gum inside the coop, I think I tried every piece before I found it

jaclyn.renea · #15 02-23-2012, 08:56 AM

When I was little, my papa had a chicken coop. It was made out of chicken wire and 2 x 4s. He even attached a dolly to it so it could be moved. Pretty neat.