I wasn’t, as it’s completely surrounded with 1/4” hardware cloth plus a 1 ft skirt and connected to the run that way. But you have a point wrt to laying eggs down there, that would be problematic… Not sure if I want to wait and see or just close it right now.
Why 10 birds max? I understood that...
Vancouver, BC :D:) I’m expecting some chicken math to happen, which is why I’m starting low at 10 chicks. I’ll be culling excess roosters this summer, either by giving them away or by making coq au vin ;)
Thank you for your kind words! I found the plan on Etsy and we changed it according to our own needs. There’s one ~9 ft roost in there right now and I’m adding another one once chickens are free to go outside. I’ll also add some excitement to the run area itself!
We’re in a fully fenced...
Hi!
New to this forum and thought I’d share our new setup for up to 12 chickens. We started with 10 free-run chicks, 4-5 of which appear to be cockerels (they’re 5 weeks old).
The coop is roughly 5x9.5 ft, and the run adds another 9.5x12 ft to their everyday area. The run isn’t finished yet...