Shed into coop

[ChickyMel82]

My landlord, to my surprise, is allowing me to turn the shed into a chicken coop. I've got a lot of cleaning up to do, as I've never opened the door in the 4 years I've lived here. I'm going to have to close up a few gaps in the wood to keep predators out as well.

I'm thinking the shelves can be used to put their nesting boxes on, or should I use the shelves for them to roost?

 

[GreenbrierChickens]

Don't use shelves to roost. They just cover them in poop. You want it to fall to the floor.

 

[Mork.Mindy.Lucy.Maya]

Chickens love to roost so yes just make sure it's easy for them to get up thre

 

[ChickyMel82]

Thank you! How do I keep them from roosting on the shelves? (I'm new to this)

 

[pennyJo1960]

They can roost on the shelves just get a putty knife and a snow shovel to clean it daily
easy will be fine if you buy a roll or two or hardware cloth from amazon cover the holes with that holes give ventilation, hardware cloth keeps them safe

 

[jthornton]

Put a roost above the top shelf and a board around to contain the Sweet PDZ and cleanup is a breeze.

Put a board across the front and sides of the lower shelf, add some straw or pine chips and a curtain and you have a nest box.

Just need to look at your ventilation for the building.

JT

 

[ChickyMel82]

Thank you all. I'll be cutting out windows for ventilation and covering with hardware cloth. I'm looking forward to this journey!