Brooder/Coop inside - gift from neighbor 5/25/13 I plan on enclosing the sides and bottom and putting in nesting boxes, with a ramp and opening into a run for the corner of the yard (will build soon). And I need to move it over, off the slope. I have it propped open after cleaning it out (had some debris in it) and dry the wood. The chicks will go here when they're old enough and then I'll turn it into a regular coop when they are older still. It's a start!