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Is whitewash a different product than paint? If so, where do you get it? Does plain paint work just as well? I remember reading something about barn red paint being different than regular paint a bit ago, but don't remember what it did that was different. My house will clash with barn red so...

I have a lot of neighbours with chickens, only one that is sort of close. :) I think I will combine the roof style (kind of, but not quite) of the first coop with the body of the second coop. Soon to have Hens. Good idea on the door.

I'm thinking a variation of this coop now, except with a dirt floor. No cedar shingles either. Can't afford that! I'd have bigger windows and more ventilation. I need to build for the heat, not the cold.

they have their roosting perches all the time. The perch that flips up is the one in front of the nesting boxes. Different wall of the coop. Maybe perch is the wrong word there.... They have access to the nesting boxes all day long. A simple flip and they are blocked off at night.

Right. I was just referring to the area in general. I know people that actually block off the nesting boxes at night to keep the chickens out. I was considering that as well. The perch just flips up at night as a block and is a perch by day.

I thought about that too - the wire getting caked up. I think if I build the coop without the roost/nest area elevated so there is room under it and instead have it go to the ground it will be better. I can put vents at the ground level and have the big windows for summer cooling along with...

I have read through this whole thread today. I have a couple of questions now. 1) When I build my coop (variation of this one) would having a hardware cloth bottom be better than a solid bottom? I'm talking about the actual roosting area that will be elevated. The coop would stay...