Thoughts on used coop and run

ChicksAhoy83

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Apr 23, 2016
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Hello all,
I was hoping to get some feedback on a used coop I am thinking about purchasing locally. I have attached photos but some details: 5 feet by 5 feet with a max height of 6 feet. Made of pressure treated and sealed wood with double windows on three sides and double glass doors. Shingle roof. It also has a 8 foot by 5 foot run. Some immediate improvements I see needing to be made are a nesting box, larger and taller run, I also see some areas with a large gap with no wire in the run. This was handmade and used for three months before the owner had to relocate her chickens due to a zoning issue. Do you guys think the coop is a good purchase and what improvements are

Thank you!





 
Looks good. Build a bump out with exterior access for nest boxes. It will save all the floor space for living area.

You will thank yourself later for a taller run, preferably with a door you can get a wheelbarrow through.

I'd also use hardware cloth or welded wire fencing rather than chicken wire.
 
No nest? Guess he did not need them yet.

Look like a good coop. I would raise the roost, install interior loft style nest, using a window as access to nest, install gable vents with shutters.

The run height is fine, unless you plan to plan to be in it too.
 
He had only had some babies in there for about three months and didn't do a nesting box yet since they weren't laying. When you say loft style nesting boxes do you mean installing them a little ways up on the wall? Thanks!
 
My coop is similar to this one as in a big box exterior. My nest is 18" above the floor. It is also a stepping to the roosts at 30". No ramp. All dimensions are flexible to suit your situation.

The run also resembles mine, with modular design and removable tops.
 
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