- Jul 2, 2014
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I live in North Florida, so the winters are short and the summers are hot and humid. My plan is to have 3 chickens for egg laying purposes (Maybe 3 Australorp?). The run is 4ft wide, 8ft long, and 2ft tall. The coop is 4ft wide, 3 ft long, and 3 ft tall. The run's roof will be on hinges. There will be wheels on the end with the coop so I can wheel it around. And there will be on a door on the back of the coop for egg collecting.
Questions:
1) What do I do for them for the "winter"? Whenever I look up what to do for chickens for winter, the internet starts talking about snow. There is no snow here. Will they be okay without anything special? It seems that they will be fine in North Florida winters.
2) Is this enough ventilation for the coop? A 10 inch by 10 inch window on two sides and a 5 inch by 38 inch window on one of the others? The windows will be covered with hardware cloth.
3) Is this big enough for 3 chickens to stay in?
I hope to start making this in the next couple of weeks. I have so much more reading and research to do!
I have attached a couple pictures of the sketch I made in SketchUp. (A ramp to the coop still needs to be added)
Questions:
1) What do I do for them for the "winter"? Whenever I look up what to do for chickens for winter, the internet starts talking about snow. There is no snow here. Will they be okay without anything special? It seems that they will be fine in North Florida winters.
2) Is this enough ventilation for the coop? A 10 inch by 10 inch window on two sides and a 5 inch by 38 inch window on one of the others? The windows will be covered with hardware cloth.
3) Is this big enough for 3 chickens to stay in?
I hope to start making this in the next couple of weeks. I have so much more reading and research to do!
I have attached a couple pictures of the sketch I made in SketchUp. (A ramp to the coop still needs to be added)