Floors on my coop

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Abunari

Abunari

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I am building a shed style coop with plans I found on Ana whites web site. i have a lot of salvaged material I have been given to use.

My big question is is it ok to use 1/2 plywood on the floor or do I really need to spend the money on a sheet of 3/4 thick. I really can't spend a lot and the thicker sheet is almost 40 bucks. I am the only person getting inside and I weigh 130 lbs

Thanks for the help
 
If money is an issue.... I would go with a dirt floor, and only spend money on quality strong hardware cloth to surround the entire coop and run. (bury the hardware cloth, you can also pin it out like an apron and/or have a strip of rocks all around the edge of the coop and run).

If you are lucky, maybe you can find fencing for free.

Or, if you have lots of free wood, make two sides of the run solid wood, and only two sides quality expensive hardware cloth.
 
a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 OSB subfloor at home depot here is $17......but, if you have some 1/2" plywood that you have no other use for, then it will work if your floor joists are 16" on center. You'll feel a little "flex" in the floor but it will hold up for quite a while.

I've had coops with dirt floors and raised floors. After having a raised floor, I'll never build another one with a dirt floor. No worries about rain running in under the walls or a muddy mess to go into to gather the eggs, change or add feed/water.......and if you're having to pinch pennies to get by and can't buy 3/4" plywood, concrete will definitely be out of price range
 
1/2 is fine especially if the coop is small that only chickens are expected to occupy it.

I also gone the route of scavenge, design and build.
 

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