Comments for DIY Chicken Coop Plans

Comment on Raising Barred Rock Chickens by Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:58:38 +0000

I am having a large coop built this spring. Any info you can share with me on keeping predators out and keeping the coop clean would be great to know before I build the coop. Especially, tips to think about easy coop cleaning that can be built in to a new coop.

Comment on Why Is Soy And Corn Not Good For Chickens (Or Humans)? by LW

LW — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:21:02 +0000

Did anyone mention that soy is estrogenic? It’s not good for women past child bearing age for that reason. Dietary estrogens can cause changes in female repro organs that can lead to cancer.

Comment on 7 Tips for Keeping Chickens in Winter by Robert F. Matose

Robert F. Matose — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:48:21 +0000

Keep the tips coming !

Comment on Keeping a Fox Out of the Chicken Coop by Deo P. Corcuera

Deo P. Corcuera — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:00:58 +0000

How about keeping your too resourceful neighbors out of your chicken coop? There’s a lot of them here in our area….

Comment on Best States for Raising Chickens by Pen Gretzky

Pen Gretzky — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 03:24:17 +0000

Noise? Worried about noise from fowl? And yet my neighbor’s dog howls and barks every night without fail and we have no restrictions for how many dogs we have?

Comment on Help Me Make a Shopping List by Teri Capshaw

Teri Capshaw — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:57:06 +0000

In reply to John McCasland. Thank you, John. That's a great idea. I sure appreciate you sharing what you figured out. There's nothing worse that a failing water system-- especially in the middle of the summer.

Comment on Help Me Make a Shopping List by John McCasland

John McCasland — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:36:26 +0000

I purchased the red nipple drip water inserts. Put them in-service, spaced with PVC sections. Looked great. I also installed a pressure gauge and pressure valve. Immediately I discovered I was having a hell of a time keeping the water pressure consistent. Pressure kept falling off to nothing. Then I determined when the water was being used anywhere else on the property it caused the pressure to fall off on the chicken water. I solved that by installing a back-flow preventer which kept the pressure up on the chicken water nipple line.
You might want to offer a back-flow preventer with your package.

Comment on 7 Cold Hardy Chicken Breeds by Teri Capshaw

Teri Capshaw — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:37:45 +0000

In reply to Brian. Thanks for letting us know, Brian. That's good information.

Comment on 7 Cold Hardy Chicken Breeds by Brian

Brian — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:26:42 +0000

I kept Buff Orpingtons, Cherry Eggers, Golden Comets etc in Alaska …. down to 40 below or colder where we lived, and they did fine. Their combs would get frost-bitten the first year and they’d lose a bit … but otherwise it didn’t hurt them. I just used a red-lamp for heat, base water heater for the double-wall galvanized waterer, and gave them 2×4 roosts mounted on the flat so they could hunker down on their feet to keep their toes warm. Worked fine and they were productive year ’round. Beautiful fully-feathered ‘calendar birds’ … very healthy.

Comment on Keeping Chickens in Texas by Teri Capshaw

Teri Capshaw — Wed, 24 May 2017 11:51:22 +0000

In reply to Sandy Dickens.

According to this website it looks like you probably can: http://www.redoaktx.org/424/Ranchette-Estate-District. But it’s not clear to me whether that is an official website. I would recommend calling your local Planning and Zoning department just to be sure.