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All of your assumptions were correct and that is so helpful. I really appreciate your comments. Back to work I go!

This is the front view. There is a door that opens up on what was the back of the coop in the other pic.

Great. Adding an extra 2 ft of floor space for bigger roosting space will be relatively easy. The whole thing is under a wall of oak trees so it is a pretty cool corner of the yard. I'm thinking that will make a huge difference in the summer.

If I extend the floor and sides of the coop out another 2 feet, you think they will be ok in the winter? That would give them 8x4 semi enclosed and a full 8x12 of floor space underneath, plus some yard time. We live in an area of town with loose chickens everywhere, parks, streets, etc. I...

I am definitely enclosing that open side so it will be an enclosed coop. It is still very much a work in progress. The 2 8' ft sides are fully covered with 2x4 boards. We took out an old deck and have lots of them. I plan to put 2' hardware cloth at the bottom of the 12' walls. It is actually...

[/IMG] This is what I'm working with. Help!

FridayYet - I do plan on putting a roof on the run, so it will be dry. I am in Sacramento, CA where we get some rain (some years), but only maybe a few weeks out of the year where it drops below freezing at night.

Yes, the nesting boxes are inside too. It is about 3ft tall. I will post pictures shortly. I don't have the final wall up yet, but struggle with the best way to expand it structurally. I'm

I had one other question. We lined the bottom of the run with stucco wire and I plan to fill with dirt for the ground. Will 1ft of dirt be enough for them to scratch in or should I cut out the wire in the center leaving a skirt, but allowing them a patch in the middle where they could dig as low...

Hi everyone! I have been reading like crazy to try to get everything right for my first coop/run. I have 8 five week old chicks (2 Cochins, 2 Brahmas, 2 Buckeyes and 2 Bantams) living in my garage that need to go outside very soon. I have built an enclosed run 12'x8' with an elevated coop...