The plan is to re-purpose part of an old barn into a coop. Can the windows (4 1/2 - 5 feet high) be used as doors into the coop? I have plenty of room to make a long ramp in and out.
Alright, the little wheels in my brain are turning.... here are the next couple of questions.
1. Can I use the existing "dutch" door, and just open the bottom half out to the run, or, do I need a smaller chicken door?
2. This coop will be in the SW corner (along a S wall/with windows) of...
Thanks to you for your comments and to help settle things in my mind.
This is for Pat... as to not having the coop on an outside wall, here was my thinking. I thought that preditor protection might be easier if I didn't have to deal with an outside wall and I thought it might be warmer (I...
This summer we will be moving to my grandmothers farm in cental Indiana. They retired from the dairy business 40 yrs ago and the quite substantial barn has sat uninhabited since. I would like to convert an area to use for chickens. The space I am considering would be built around the dairys...