7 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. Resin shed coop conversion

Did you decide to do the wood nesting boxes instead of the plastic? If so was there a reason? We are just setting up our 10x8 resin shed now and trying to figure out the inside and what works best? The coop looks great!
 
Thanks! It is constantly evolving!

The poop board is 3 feet wide - I can reach across it on my toes, but I am going to rig a rake of some kind! That is what happens to vertically challenged chicken keepers - you get creative!
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I had the piece of underlayment cut at Homedepot so I wouldn't have to lug a large piece home and trim it myself - figured it is easier to cut down than to add on :)

I am worried because the girls just don't seem comfortable roosting, and that doesn't make sense because they are the same roosts, but now they are almost the same height and not up at the ceiling. I figured that during the summer it would be cooler lower down. I will give it a couple of days.

For ventilation, there are 2 vents near the ceiling, and the unit isn't really airtight. I used insulation at the roof line for the cold, but I will be removing that next month. The pop door is open all day. Haven't had any ammonia smell at all, just tons of dust!

I just screw things into the wall! If you look at the joist hangers you will notice that one side is actually screwed into the pvc windows!

Which reminds me that the PVC comes out and the hardware cloth goes in as it warms up. There is an overhang of the corrugated plastic that I can raise if it is going to rain...

The last project was to build portable fence posts - which I based on the ones being sold - can't afford those. Mine may not last as long, but they are taller :)


I could use any advice you have!

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Right now I am keeping an eye on the small incubator because I have an OE that hatched and a Crested cream legbar that has zipped. 3 more to go.
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Chickens roost to be high and away from the floor and predators. I don't know, maybe it is just me, but it seems you just put a floor inches from their roost, when you added the poop board.
 
Chickens roost to be high and away from the floor and predators. I don't know, maybe it is just me, but it seems you just put a floor inches from their roost, when you added the poop board.
Just you @Maggie Ballard ....typical poop board location.
Roosts just need to be higher than nests when in an enclosed coop that's safe from predators.
 

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