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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    I built 5 nesting boxes because I read a few places that you should have 1 nesting box for every 3 laying hens. Since I built my coop 8'x8', I could go up to 16 hens, so I wanted to build for the max amount. My nesting boxes are 12" (I read that somewhere too) off the floor and they are...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    and now that I'm building I've run into an issue for the roosting bars... My understanding is that there's supposed to be 18" in between roosting bars and the first bar should be 18" off the floor and the second 36" off the floor. Also, they should not be located above or below a windows due...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    I started to build two weeks ago, slow going because of scheduling and weather, but I'm moving along. We got 13 chicks. The coop is 8'x8', with 5 nesting boxes 13"x13", 2 windows that are 23"x18". I took the advice of the members here and swapped the coop and run, so I'll use the coop to help...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    sorry to all, I appreciate the responses, but I must've had my notifications turned off or they might have gone to my junk folder...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    Maybe turn the coop 90°... Then put the pop door AND nesting boxes on the east wall. Person access door and storage on south wall. Roosts parallel along the north wall. Then windows on the west wall and east wall high up over the nesting boxes. Does anyone see any problems with that general...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    What benefit would I get from swapping the coop and run? My thinking was that I'd like to keep the nest boxes on the east wall, where the eggs would stay the coolest in the summer and keep them accessible from outside without having to enter the run or coop. This would also be the closest...
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    Seeking Advice with Design of Coop and Run

    My family is new to chickens, so we welcome and appreciate any and all advice and suggestions!! I have researched on this forum, in a few books, and the internet, but have some found inconsistencies in what should be where and reasons behind it. We are planning on getting 16 egg layers. I do not...
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