Building a Coop in an Existing Barn

[sahmhomesteader]

I have an old barn on my property and would like to build a coop in one of the corners, 12x12 size or so. It has a concrete floor. I know I would have to do a couple fixes in the security department because it is an older barn, and there are a few holes in the outer walls that I am sure predators could squeeze through. Any other advice before I start? I couldn't find a whole lot of info on building this type of coop. Oh I should also mention there is one existing window in their coop area, but I plan on adding two more on the south side (their coop will be on the south and west walls). Any help is much appreciated!

Btw, I am a 25 yr old girl with a hubby who works CRAZY hours and a 2.5 yr old and a 8 month old and will probably be building this mostly myself with maybe some help from my mom's husband if he can get here...so speaking simple english would be helpful LOL

 

[aart]

Lots of folks have done this....including me, well, it's a big shed not a barn...look at My Coop page.

Best way to find what you want here:
advanced search>titles only> coop in barn

Put 'em down for a nap and do some reading!

 

[sahmhomesteader]

Lots of folks have done this....including me, well, it's a big shed not a barn...look at My Coop page.

Best way to find what you want here:
advanced search>titles only> coop in barn

Put 'em down for a nap and do some reading!

Thanks for the link. That helps a lot as we just moved and are without internet and the search feature on my phone isn't working.

I may be young and a girl lol but I am not daft. I have done tons of reading! I could probably go out and build a stand alone coop in 3 or 4 days provided the weather was nice enough that the boys could be outside BUT I just was asking if there was anything that people had run across after they built theirs in barns that they didn't think of before. I have ventilation planned, security planned, materials planned, lighting and nesting planned etc etc... I will search your link, hope to find some good info there. Thanks again!

 

[sahmhomesteader]

Okay maybe 5 or 6 days if it would be 12x12 LOL