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Great idea, thanks. I'll modify the coop to also allow me to open the entire front as two doors. As for that "extra" space, do you have anything that I can view that could help me understand how to better build something?

The stairs are in fact open like that, and I'll be adding mesh along the bottom for sure! @MasterOfClucker, I'm also going to be building a portable chicken run to bring them into the side yard for plenty of exercise and foraging for the enormous insects that seem to breed in this province!

Good to know, thanks! Also, so, I threw something together for a basis in sketchup. Turns out, the total area for running around (including under the coop), will be approx. 164 sqft. I didn't add in the door under the deck, nor the sliding door on the deck, but this is a rough idea of what...

Thanks! Do you have insulation?

Quick question however, for anyone living near large bodies of water, such as the ocean like me. Do you insulate your coops? The temp doesn't usually get below freezing here, but it is a "different" kind of cold because of the rain. Living on an island surrounded by the ocean leads to high...

Awesome, thanks! I'm planning on making a ceiling to avoid the runoff, which will be more rain than snow in the winter. Last winter, it snowed about an inch, which lasted a day, it's the rain....

Okay, so 6x4 at a minimum and then an additional 12" out for the nesting boxes.

Here's a crude sketch of the area Where I note the creek, is a walk way, then creek bank, then creek. Water never gets up to the pathway, even during the winter.

Thanks for the info, the deck is 6'3" above the ground, however, I'm not looking to build the entire coop under the deck, just a small portion where we can get at the eggs. There's quite a bit of airflow in the area, thanks to the way that the yard is designed, and the creek keeps air moving...

I'll do you one better. Here's a video: What I forgot to mention in the video is that behind me is a fresh water creek that empties into the ocean about a block and a half away, and that the area does get direct sunlight, but only short periods. It's also protected by tall bamboo growing on...

Hi there, long time follower, but rare poster. Mostly because when I first started this account, I was living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the city was considering allowing backyard chickens, but then didn't. We've moved to Nanaimo, BC now, and we're allowed six chickens based on our...