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Sorry for the late reply! I would definitely do that: having a small quarantine coop can be a lifesaver, and that way you get to build the coop you want! I'm actually planning to build a small quarantine hutch (kind of like the Ware Chicken Hutch, just better made and cheaper!) as soon as I...

You're welcome! :) Yeah, I loved the idea of raising the roof cap. If you look up The Smart Chicken Coop, you can see more pics of that...I think they have a close-up on their website. Since it sounds like you'd have to do a ton of work on the prefab, you could perhaps build a new one from...

Thank you! I actually bought that coop as a DIY kit (The Smart Chicken Coop), so I can't claim all the praise. Plus my dad helped. :) It's a little less than 4x3. For the roof cap, the kit included these two "sentinel" posts. They're just 2x2s with a triangle on the top that we screwed to the...

Glad it was helpful! That's a good idea about enclosing the little run...if you made that part of the coop, it would probably double the available space. One thing I forgot to mention for predator protection: any time there's a dirt floor (for coops especially, but also for runs), it's a good...

Hi! I'm from the northeast, so different area but still quite bad winters. You have some great questions! Here are my thoughts. 1) I would roof at least half the pen. Chickens don't like walking on snow, so they should have at least 40 square feet (10 sq. ft. per bird) of clear ground to walk...