Hi,
I'm currently sitting on three different coop designs, one of which is an earth bag coop.
Why?
Because I have bags and surplus soil, and because I prefer organic shapes to angular construction (the coop and run take up 1/4 my small yard so it will be very visible through the garden).
Because it might be a little harder for the foxes in my valley to dig through if the get into the run (the entire run will have wire and broken up bits of concrete under about 20 cm of replaced dirt, so I'm hoping that won't be a problem) and maybe deter some of the snakes.
Because it might provide some insulation in our very hot summers and mitigate against nighttime frosts in winter.
Because I live in a bushfire zone.
However, I suspect that inquisitive chickens might make short work of the bags, that a lime wash might not be good for them, that it might be a lot harder to clean curves that straight walls, and that it might be too hard to get enough ventilation into that coop in general.
Has anyone had any experience with earth bag coops?
I'm currently sitting on three different coop designs, one of which is an earth bag coop.
Why?
Because I have bags and surplus soil, and because I prefer organic shapes to angular construction (the coop and run take up 1/4 my small yard so it will be very visible through the garden).
Because it might be a little harder for the foxes in my valley to dig through if the get into the run (the entire run will have wire and broken up bits of concrete under about 20 cm of replaced dirt, so I'm hoping that won't be a problem) and maybe deter some of the snakes.
Because it might provide some insulation in our very hot summers and mitigate against nighttime frosts in winter.
Because I live in a bushfire zone.
However, I suspect that inquisitive chickens might make short work of the bags, that a lime wash might not be good for them, that it might be a lot harder to clean curves that straight walls, and that it might be too hard to get enough ventilation into that coop in general.
Has anyone had any experience with earth bag coops?