early 2015. The four hens are laying at least two dozen eggs a week, they have their 4x4 coop, their 48 sq ft of enclosed runs, and their chicken yard.

Access from fully enclosed run to the 4x4 coop. The hens fly up to the roost which is at about 33" high, then walk up the little ramp.

The big coop doors are mainly for cleaning access. I found that if I leave them wide open during the day, the coop dries out and stays cleaner. Poop dries in the sun, bugs fly out. The coop is 35" from the ground, and the hens fly right up into it from their enclosed yard area. Their "official" access to the coop is via a roost and ramp in a fully enclosed run, that lead to a small chicken door in the coop.

The latest improvement: a paved courtyard. Here you see the big 4x4 coop on the right, where the four adult hens sleep, and the smaller 2x4 coop, where the four pullets and cockerel sleep.

early 2015. The four hens are laying at least two dozen eggs a week, they have their 4x4 coop, their 48 sq ft of enclosed runs, and their chicken yard.

The roosts are 2.5 inches wide, have rounded edges, and are covered with inner tubes from mountain bike tires. I got the inner tubes for free from a bike shop, when I asked them for punctured inner tubes destined for the trash. I read that this width and shape of roost is best for chicken feet. They spend so much time on them, that I decided they should be right.

early 2015. The four hens are laying at least two dozen eggs a week, they have their 4x4 coop, their 48 sq ft of enclosed runs, and their chicken yard.

DeedeesInn
Oct 30, 2015

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