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[–] NamelessCrewmember ago 

I am also struggling with temps and timing... I have many things started in a large heated floor chamber. I Bilta large coop once, went with a smoke clear plastic roof. Wonderful idea to let the sun in. Let it overhang over a foot on every side, kept the deep litter dry. Primed and painted all of it thrice, much of it with spar varnish. If you enjoy whimsical color, paint stores have miss tinted they sell for 10 cent on the dollar. At 5$ a gallon for the fancy paint it looked great. I also strung led Christmas lights all around the inside of the roof, kept them laying all winter with 13 hours of light. Made maintenance easy too.

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[–] 1moar ago 

Careful they don't wash out.

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[–] Lillah ago 

I have been working on a new coop design. I would love to see or hear about yours if you are interested. I also am looking at a compost bin inside and separate areas to be able to isolate one or more chickens. Right now my idea is to tie two independent coops together with a common grazing area where the composter and hay storage will be located.

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[–] badruns ago 

The choice is yours, just remember you reap what you sow.

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[–] middle_path 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Damn, man. I need to start abandoning my family so I can get more done on the weekends.

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[–] middle_path 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Mine isn't quite there yet. He just makes mudpies and throws sand.