Chickens

[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.

[meaux fishing]

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

[Ratdog]

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]

Shawn raises em too

[huntin fool]

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

[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.

[Bluechip]

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]

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]

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]

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!

[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.

[Ratdog]

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]

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

[DUCKGOGETTER]

Originally Posted by wtretrievers

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

lol!!!!!!!!!!!! Man that's gross

[jaclyn.renea]

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.

[Josh C]

Thanks for the info guys. I would really like to see some pics if anyone has some.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Josh C

Thanks for the info guys. I would really like to see some pics if anyone has some.

I'll try and get some of mine after work

[Josh C]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

I'll try and get some of mine after work

Thanks.

[Red Devil]

Google Chicken Tractor. They got some cool ideas

[Shawn Braquet]

well didnt get home from work till midnight last night but dug these pics up, on the back side i built a door that hinges down the width of the house that allows you to get to the laying boxes to get the eggs. covered the windows on the side with chicken wire and wrapped the bottom of the kennel with chicken wire. We don't have snake or varmit issues where I'm at. I had 2 roosters and 3 hens but the roosters got out one night from me not shutting the gate all the way and they decided to spur me while I was trying to get them at 11 at night after coming home from going out to eat so I left them out over night and the neighbors dog got em.