good observations. The coop has a maple tree behind it - shades it partly in summer. Also use a small fan on top corner through the hot part of summer. The coop does get plenty of sun inside round the year though.
The Open Air Poultry Houses book by Woods is really amazing. I used it as a guide...
good observations. The coop has a maple tree behind it - shades it partly in summer. Also use a small fan on top corner through the hot part of summer. The coop does get plenty of sun inside round the year though.
The Open Air Poultry Houses book by Woods is really amazing. I used it as a guide...
I am glad I found this hundred year old book titled 'Open-air Poultry Houses for All Climates' when I built my coop out of our toy shed two years ago. The book is available for a free download, very nice reading for all byc enthusiasts. My easter eggers never mind the cold. Waterer sits on...
[Article] Toy Shed Conversion
We did our conversion more than a year and the chicken have done very well so far.
Our four easter eggers have kept the refrigerator always full of eggs.
All the best...
The coop is under a maple tree that shades it in the morning hours. However, in the afternoon, the sun comes in. As you can see, the coop front is totally open (about half the area). This lets the heat out in summer. We did add a small fan on 90 degree summer days.
For winter, we kept the...
When we decided to go with chickens instead of a cat or a dog for pets, we were wondering how big the project for constructing a coop would become. Then we realized that the metal toy shed in the backyard was not getting much use. So, we decided to turn it into a coop. The shed is about 6'x10'...