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DIY Chicken Roost
When we first got our baby chicks we were so excited to get them out of their brooders and into their new coop that we put up a temporary roost that was the perfect size for them. Tiny. Like most babies though, they grew wayyy too fast and before I knew it they were running out of space on their tiny roost. They began to take over window sills and food dispensers for roosting so I decided I had better take action. When deciding what I wanted to make for their new roosts I kept a few things in mind. I knew that I wanted roosts that… could be easily…
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Weatherproofing our nesting box hinge!
When designing my chicken coop and run I wanted to make sure that not only would my chickens have a well ventilated, dry, clean, and comfortable place to call home (resulting in more eggs for me!) but I also wanted it to be a beautiful addition to my backyard and help my daily maintenance and routines to be as fast and easy as possible because let’s face it…I have a very full plate. For these reasons I decided that I wanted to be able to collect eggs each morning without having to enter the run and open the man door into the coop. I decided that a hinged roof on…
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