Chickens On Hills

[chickenonahill1]

I was wondering, I have my baby chicks and they are growing fast. I have yet to build their coop I was going to put them in the front yard but my town said it must be 25ft away from property lines so with that said I have to put it in my back yard which is completely hill. So my question is does anyone have their chicken coop on a hill or slop and how do your chickens like it? Thank you for the help

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! You might want to post in the Coop/Run Design forum for ideas on building on slopes https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance if you do a search there are also a number of threads dealing with building on slopes, ie https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/623631/housing-on-sloped-land/0_20

 

[Wyandottes7]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined our community.

I would check out the links that Kelsie2290 gave you.

Good luck with your chicks!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

My entire property is on a slope. So the coop and run were cut into the slope to be level. Of course when I let the birds out to free range, they are all over the hill side.

Definitely do some posting in our Coop and Run Construction forums for more help with ideas.

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our flock!

 

[syndie]

If you look through the large coop design one of my favorites was actually built on a slope, I remember because there was a whole section on leveling it.

Also browsing through the coop design section is a good idea, that way you can pick up cool designs and tricks that you can use in your coop!

 

[drumstick diva]

The good part is you will have great drainage in wet weather.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!

Glad to have you join! Feel free to make yourself at home!

 

[chickenonahill1]

Thanks guys, I'm new to forums and wasn't sure on how they work. sorry it took me so long to get back. The coop is up will have to post pictures soon. it really difficult to walk up hill everyday I'll say. But thank you so much for your feed back

 

[nj2wv]

welcome to BYC !!