Chicken coup ideas

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  1. Ive Fargottin

    Ive Fargottin Junior Member

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    Hi there,

    would anyone care to share pics of their chicken runs!

    I had mine squished by trees brought down by Yasi and ended up giving my birds away to friends.

    Well, now's the time to start anew. Better late than never.

    Maybe you wonderful chook lovers out there can give me some inspiration!

    Cheers
     
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    of course it needs the circular beds of a mandala garden to go with it!!
     
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    Now that's just showing off!

    I'm still getting around to taking photos of my new one. Try this instead - RawBale Chicken House.
     
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    Awesome stuff!
    Its got my mind ticking.

    I might have to build something a little sturdier up here though.
    We get some pretty wild weather and I wouldn't want the girls to end up in Kansas, Toto.:D
     
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    Seriously though,
    this ones OK, but.......I dunno, it's just lacking character or something.........a bit Bunningsish



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    I advise you look to two runs - one that can be producing food while the other accommodates the chooks.Giving the ground a rest from the chickens helps with control of intestinal worms and the productivity of a recent chook run is tremendous. Keeping the house clean means you can use the one house
     
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    If the weather warms I am rebuilding mine today so they have a new home for the new year, else they gotta wait in their stalled tractor a few more days. No shop here atm means working in rain and 35 to 55 mph winds at the moment.
     
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    What do you call it when the barred rocks seize power from the Orpingtons? A chicken coup. Bokawk!
    Sorry, it's New Year's Day and I'm a bit...tired;)
     
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    Or even four runs, as in Paul Wheaton's paddock shift system: https://www.richsoil.com/raising-chickens.jsp
     
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