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JonBoy · 04-26-2021, 12:52 PM

Subscribed. I'm definitely going to be looking back on this when we pull the trigger on getting a few hens

Shake N' Bake · 04-26-2021, 03:36 PM

Very cool!

No-Tox · 04-26-2021, 07:52 PM

With the price of lumber lately, those hens better produce a lot of eggs.

txheartshot · 04-26-2021, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by No-Tox

With the price of lumber lately, those hens better produce a lot of eggs.

No kidding. Fortunately all of the plywood, 2x4’s, 4x4’s, & 4x6’s were a stash I had in the barn that was leftover from other projects. Had to buy the Smart siding, 1x4 trim, and the corrugated metal. Also had a big box of galvanized framing nails leftover from our cabin build 8 years ago. Would’ve been a $2k project if it weren’t for all of that.

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txheartshot · 05-08-2021, 09:08 PM

I’ve had to work a couple of weekends and have had family obligations, but I was able to make time after work today to frame up the chicken run, aka the “hen pen”. Couldn’t bring myself to spend that much on lumber, so I bought treated 2x4’s and ripped them in half. I’ll put the hardware cloth on in the morning, then attach it to the coop. Almost there...

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txheartshot · 05-09-2021, 07:55 PM

There just aren’t enough hours in a day...

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txheartshot · 05-31-2021, 08:26 PM

Haven’t updated this thread in a while, but the girls are here and enjoying their new place. Overall, the coop & run turned out great. I’ll be tweaking a few things via trial & error, but it’s essentially complete. Also, they love ice cold sweet corn.

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Texas Grown · 05-31-2021, 08:32 PM

They look very content there.

RiverRat1 · 09-01-2021, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluedevil

Just finished mine yesterday. Still have a few items to button up on it, but now the wife can pull the trigger on getting the chickens.

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I'm about to build one like this. I only plan to have 2-3 chickens for now. Have to get started and see how long they last since every creature out here will be trying to eat them.

Do you guys lock them in the nesting area every night? That's what I figure I'll have to do.

hog_down · 09-01-2021, 09:44 AM

can you take a picture of the timer and tell us how you set up the automatic door? Thanks!

txheartshot · 09-01-2021, 01:21 PM

This is the automatic door system that I used. Pretty simple to install and program.

KEBONNIXS Automatic Chicken Coop Door Opener with Timer & Light Sensor, Including Aluminum Door Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRW3MXL..._ToQfZIc6NR5Gj

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kp143631 · 09-02-2021, 03:58 AM

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TRF455 · 09-02-2021, 07:30 PM

Looks great!

bfree · 09-03-2021, 06:30 AM

Very Nice Work!!! Should be some happy happy Chickens.................

RiverRat1 · 09-09-2021, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by txheartshot

This is the automatic door system that I used. Pretty simple to install and program.

KEBONNIXS Automatic Chicken Coop Door Opener with Timer & Light Sensor, Including Aluminum Door Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRW3MXL..._ToQfZIc6NR5Gj

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How long have you used this door? Just curious if they work flawless for a long time.

Hogmauler · 09-09-2021, 07:44 AM

All y’all have totally bad azz man skills! Heart shot, keep your neighbors supplied with eggs and maybe they won’t pimp you out to the hoa nazis for having chickens. For you country folk, how often do you lose birds to predators if you let em free range?

Texas Grown · 09-09-2021, 06:24 PM

Them yardbirds look as happy as a flock of chickens.

3ChordTruth · 09-09-2021, 06:42 PM

Very nice work on this project, solid and well built.

txheartshot · 09-13-2021, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hogmauler

All y’all have totally bad azz man skills! Heart shot, keep your neighbors supplied with eggs and maybe they won’t pimp you out to the hoa nazis for having chickens. For you country folk, how often do you lose birds to predators if you let em free range?

No HOA issues here…I can have horses, cows, pigs, whatever! If the neighbors ever pizz me off, I’ll have a hog farm!

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txheartshot · 09-13-2021, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hogmauler

All y’all have totally bad azz man skills! Heart shot, keep your neighbors supplied with eggs and maybe they won’t pimp you out to the hoa nazis for having chickens. For you country folk, how often do you lose birds to predators if you let em free range?

Also, my birds stay out every evening from when we get home until dark. They stay out all day during the weekend, and no issues yet. Our neighbors lost all of theirs to hawks last year.

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Hogmauler · 09-13-2021, 05:56 PM

That’s an e pensive problem. I believe you can have chickens in Bryan, we used to live in College Station, but no roosters. College station was a resounding no.

Russ26 · 09-17-2021, 11:08 PM

Nice work! That looks much better than my redneck coop

Mozes · 09-24-2021, 11:19 AM

You could sell those a kids playhouses all day long

Dusty Britches · 10-01-2021, 11:06 AM

Man, that is really nice. It almost makes me want to build one, too. I think I would have to have like 50 birds, though because I'm pretty sure the raccoons, possums, snakes, coyotes and bobcats would suddenly want to be best friends and take one or 2 home.

Dusty Britches · 10-01-2021, 11:07 AM

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Doe that keep the snakes out?

kp143631 · 10-01-2021, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dusty Britches

Doe that keep the snakes out?

Snakes and predators. I have had neither get inside the coop.

7yearsproject · 10-22-2021, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Palmetto

That dang pintrest has generated more unwanted projects for me than I can count!

I went a little overboard on our coop for the amount of chickens that we have. But if we wanted to, we could probably run about 30 chickens. LOL

Some ideas for you.....
Self watering system using a lick tub.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sun shade over the run. This actually deflect allot of rain too. I really like it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am fixing to build a self feeder using a lick tub, and some 3" pvc 90's. The one I have now is a bad design, and makes a mess.

I like The set up. It’s open exposed more to the environment and still covered

txheartshot · 03-05-2022, 02:02 PM

Well, we lost the family favorite hen, “Dolly” to my pointer a couple of months back, and I promised my kids we’d get a couple more he’s this spring. Went to SeaBreeze Hens this morning for “a couple” pullets, and came home with 7. Momma ain’t happy, but the kids are!

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Palmetto · 03-06-2022, 07:24 AM

Where is that place?

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txheartshot · 03-06-2022, 09:03 AM

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Where is that place?

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SeaBreeze Hens is in San Leon. Very reputable operation. The original hens we have came from there about 4 years ago.

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powderburner · 03-07-2022, 01:55 PM

SeaBreeze is right down the street from me. years we thought she was the crazy chicken lady till we go into chickens.

I have 6 serma chickens from her now and 4 large hens from her. She is awesome to deal with and has tons of cool birds

Dusty Britches · 03-14-2022, 01:08 PM

My coworker just sent me pics of his coop. Yeah, I'm not going there.

He says he fills it with sawdust to make cleaning easier. A few times a year, they take it all out and hose it. The floor has a non slip epoxy resin.

chris22250 · 03-20-2022, 12:42 AM

Looks great, going to be building one next month.

03-14-2022, 01:08 PM	#84
Dusty Britches Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cameron & College Station	My coworker just sent me pics of his coop. Yeah, I'm not going there. He says he fills it with sawdust to make cleaning easier. A few times a year, they take it all out and hose it. The floor has a non slip epoxy resin. Attached Images

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04-26-2021, 12:52 PM	#51
JonBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boerne, TX Hunt In: Doss, TX	Subscribed. I'm definitely going to be looking back on this when we pull the trigger on getting a few hens

04-26-2021, 03:36 PM	#52
Shake N' Bake Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Krum, Tx Hunt In: Where ever im invited	Very cool!

04-26-2021, 07:52 PM	#53
No-Tox Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Rockwall County Hunt In: Ellis County	With the price of lumber lately, those hens better produce a lot of eggs.

05-08-2021, 09:08 PM	#55
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	I’ve had to work a couple of weekends and have had family obligations, but I was able to make time after work today to frame up the chicken run, aka the “hen pen”. Couldn’t bring myself to spend that much on lumber, so I bought treated 2x4’s and ripped them in half. I’ll put the hardware cloth on in the morning, then attach it to the coop. Almost there... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-09-2021, 07:55 PM	#56
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	There just aren’t enough hours in a day... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-31-2021, 08:26 PM	#57
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	Haven’t updated this thread in a while, but the girls are here and enjoying their new place. Overall, the coop & run turned out great. I’ll be tweaking a few things via trial & error, but it’s essentially complete. Also, they love ice cold sweet corn. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-31-2021, 08:32 PM	#58
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas Hunt In: Kick CoViD's tail!	They look very content there.

09-01-2021, 09:44 AM	#60
hog_down Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Houston, TX	can you take a picture of the timer and tell us how you set up the automatic door? Thanks!

09-01-2021, 01:21 PM	#61
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	This is the automatic door system that I used. Pretty simple to install and program. KEBONNIXS Automatic Chicken Coop Door Opener with Timer & Light Sensor, Including Aluminum Door Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRW3MXL..._ToQfZIc6NR5Gj Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-02-2021, 03:58 AM	#62
kp143631 Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hunt In: Every place I can	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-02-2021, 07:30 PM	#65
TRF455 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Nov 2020	Looks great!

09-02-2021, 04:01 AM	#63
kp143631 Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hunt In: Every place I can	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-02-2021, 04:02 AM	#64
kp143631 Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hunt In: Every place I can	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-03-2021, 06:30 AM	#66
bfree Ten Point Join Date: May 2015	Very Nice Work!!! Should be some happy happy Chickens.................

09-09-2021, 07:44 AM	#68
Hogmauler Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy Hunt In: Kerrville	All y’all have totally bad azz man skills! Heart shot, keep your neighbors supplied with eggs and maybe they won’t pimp you out to the hoa nazis for having chickens. For you country folk, how often do you lose birds to predators if you let em free range?

09-09-2021, 06:24 PM	#69
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas Hunt In: Kick CoViD's tail!	Them yardbirds look as happy as a flock of chickens.

09-09-2021, 06:42 PM	#70
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	Very nice work on this project, solid and well built.

09-13-2021, 05:56 PM	#73
Hogmauler Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy Hunt In: Kerrville	That’s an e pensive problem. I believe you can have chickens in Bryan, we used to live in College Station, but no roosters. College station was a resounding no.

09-17-2021, 11:08 PM	#74
Russ26 Spike Join Date: Feb 2013	Nice work! That looks much better than my redneck coop

09-24-2021, 11:19 AM	#75
Mozes Spike Join Date: Apr 2020	You could sell those a kids playhouses all day long

10-01-2021, 11:06 AM	#76
Dusty Britches Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cameron & College Station	Man, that is really nice. It almost makes me want to build one, too. I think I would have to have like 50 birds, though because I'm pretty sure the raccoons, possums, snakes, coyotes and bobcats would suddenly want to be best friends and take one or 2 home.

03-05-2022, 02:02 PM	#80
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	Well, we lost the family favorite hen, “Dolly” to my pointer a couple of months back, and I promised my kids we’d get a couple more he’s this spring. Went to SeaBreeze Hens this morning for “a couple” pullets, and came home with 7. Momma ain’t happy, but the kids are! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-06-2022, 07:24 AM	#81
Palmetto Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brazoria County	Where is that place? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

03-07-2022, 01:55 PM	#83
powderburner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE Houston Friendswood Hunt In: Zapata-San Ygnacio	SeaBreeze is right down the street from me. years we thought she was the crazy chicken lady till we go into chickens. I have 6 serma chickens from her now and 4 large hens from her. She is awesome to deal with and has tons of cool birds

03-20-2022, 12:42 AM	#85
chris22250 Spike Join Date: Feb 2022	Looks great, going to be building one next month.