Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

I designed a coop last year and my hubby made my dream come true. Wanted to share, predator issues solved finally! :stars:

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Toying with the idea of raising my coop. It will be a huge job and the only reason I'm considering doing this is because last year I had a...

Think this would work? Obviously not for weasels but maybe bigger predators? The prongs are supposed to stick in the predator's back when they try to...

I saw someone using calf hutches as coops for breeding pens, looked like a very good idea. There was a fenced run around each hutch and the chickens...

What does everyone think? 3/4” (which is hard to find) or could you get away with 1”?

I’ve got quite a large run to do and often I get home after...

Does anyone have a good easy plan for a chicken tractor? It will be used during the day only, as I plan to take the birds back to the main coop to be...

Does anyone have a good easy plan for a chicken tractor? It will be used during the day only, as I plan to take the birds back to the main coop to be...

I have a question similar to this post but on a smaller scale. I've just about finished a small rolling coop on bicycle wheels. It is light...

Converted the outside building for my chickens :) well half of it...just need to put hardware cloth on the windows. Outside run is 20x40, inside main...

So since I downsized my number of birds during the winter and several friends are still looking after some of my birds, since my surgery, I figured...

I saw this online and wondered if it could be used for a heat lamp. It looks like you can only order it online, or get it with a panel heater. Has...

I thought I'd make a different looking coop. It's only for 3 birds as most municipalities have a 3 bird limit. Going to make an attached run too. Oh,...

I’m in the process of finishing up a new coop. I’m now considering where and how many vents to put in. There are 2 openings on each end (30”x30”)...

:run: I just inherited 7 chickens and and a small flock of bantams. I put the chicken in with our guineas will they kill each other?? I didnt have...

Pics of some of neighbors set up down road . Layers & meat birds also ducks . Also do organic milk large scale & organic Holstein beef .

So I started my new coop this weekend after studying coops non stop for about a year and my sweet husband jumped in after I framed it in. He...

I keep kicking around an idea: a greenhouse used for plants from March through November, and used for chickens from Nov through March. Though temps...

Since the late morning / afternoon sun shines on the new nesting boxes in the barn enclosure, because there is a window, I decided to make some...

Does this sound as if it will be good for the coop floor? It's environmentally friendly and will not harm animals :). What is more, they sell it at...

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8 sheets of plywood sheeting
23 2x4’s
a couple of hinges
4 garbage bags of otherwise new insulation

this...

So....its finally coming this weekend....the cutest little 8'X10' board and batten shed with a raised door and a couple little windows out front. Its...

Show me your coop!

We got 7 chickens a year ago. Made our own coop which was great for warmer weather but come winter wasn't warm enough. We bought...