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Doing this thread helped me along the way. GOOD LUCK!

It has decent ventilation but I am going to add two vents on the bottom of of the doors on the short side.

The coop itself is pretty much done. Still need to do the final coat of paint and some finishing touches. I am working on the fence around the run now, seen here from our deck. Current pasture is 100' x 100' and I am cross fencing it, making the new run 50' x 50'. You can see the new gate...

3 roos are headed for the soup pot shortly. All chickens were hatched from my mother's flock, so we got what nature intended!

Another month and it is SLOWLY coming along. Picture of the added window and the beginning stages of the rain catchment system. And it is trimmed out and primed! Paint color still needs to be picked. Near term projects are to complete the rain catchment and add shutters and a planter box to the...

Still need to add hardware cloth to the inside for the summer, but I think they came out good!

Good idea. I will do that. Thanks for the tips! Another weekend ahead so hopefully I get some more work done.

I am adding a window on the right side (in the picture) of the coop for light, 16x20. There is ventilation under the "awning" in the space between the walls and the roof rafters, in the front and back. But I was thinking of adding another 2 opening windows under the awning, above the doors, 8 x...

Another update. Slowly but surely its getting done. Trim and paint is really all I have left.

Got the run roof on, finally!

I have not yet cut the pop door. It's been super cold for WA in November and I am battling the frozen waterers! But a light bulb and cinder block has solved the problem. Great put on the 1x6s to keep the bedding in, it falls out every time we open the doors. The chickens are now 8 weeks and I...

Another little update. Doors and plywood on both sides. Next is hardware cloth and setting the posts in the run; trim and paint on the coop. The chicks are going in this weekend so it has to be done!

Just a quick update. Found some free metal roofing, and the rest is free pallets from work. Total cost is up to about $80. Mostly fasteners.

Thanks for all the tips and constructive criticism. I started the construction this weekend and have taken them into consideration. I have decided to only make the coop 30" tall instead of 40", and will definitely be putting roosts in the run. Here is one picture from the build, more to come.

Agree about the concern of the water run off. I plan to have a gutter and collect rainwater for my nipple waterers. And it slopes towards a larger 2500 sq ft free range run, so am not too concerned with a little extra water there (maybe a French ditch for the overflow). The same roof covers the...

Thank you deedeesinn! Very good points about opening the big doors toward the run. This coop and covered run will be located in a larger "free range run", 50 ft squared. The large clean out doors will open to the free range area to allow for that airing out without losing the chickens.thanks for...

The coop itself does not have a human access but the wall opposite of the nest boxes will basically be 2 giant doors the open the whole coop. The roof of the coop will extend over the run, and slopes away from the side we collect eggs on. 40" was just an estimate, I plan to make it tall enough...

I need some constructive criticism from all of you expert chicken farmers! Here are the pictures of some sketches of my proposed Coop design. Ask any questions and I will clarify my thoughts or sketch. Mainly my thoughts were to create something that is easy to clean, maximizes space, and keeps...