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I can't remember if the coop is 60 or 80 sg ft. And the run is about 100. We could easily add nesting boxes if necessary but I think you're right about 24 being too tight. That's just a number my husband threw out and I wasn't thinking much about it when I quoted him. We do plan on getting more...

I think we're just going to close in that hole and cut a new one about it. The whole side of the coop opens up for clean up. We have 11 chickens and plan on getting as many as 24 or so but I doubt more than that. Our plans are for 3 nesting boxes, but I've heard a lot of people say that they all...

Ah ok. Makes sense!

After I commented I saw someone else's article all about it. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions!

Yeah, it's very unusual for our winds to get as high as they did. Thanks. I probably will just do a removable panel on the front for extra windy weather because I don't want to lose that airway. And the windows will probably just have to remain closed at night so they don't get a chill. Because...

Uch! You guys I'm so stressed! Now I'm concerned about ventilation because we have lots of ventilation at the top, but I'm worried about the wind being too cold. And we have windows on the sides (with doors so they're optional to open) for extra ventilation in the summer, but they're right in...

We live in WV on a hill at the bottom of the mountain. Our summers are usually in the 80s and winters around 30s. We did have some serious gusts the last couple months though, some as strong as 60mph back in December. That was absolutely crazy! We have a panel covering, I think it's the west...

I'm considering that option. I've been planning on deep litter the whole time to make maintenance easier and have some nice compost. We even have a huge door installed in a way to make the clean out easier. I just don't know why he put everything else flat on the floor....and now he's trying to...

How do you manage only having litter sectioned to one space, since the chickens poop absolutely everywhere? And what is the difference between deep litter and deep bedding?

Dropping the floor crossed my mind too 😂

That's what I'm thinking too. I just need to be able to convince him to redo it.

Do you think we should be concerned at all about draft or just assume they will move if they're cold?

Yeah, I think the door will be super easy to move higher because he just cut a hole in the OSB. No framing. The nesting box hole will be more challenging and cost more, but doable. I just need to convince him to do it. 😬

That's what I was afraid of. 😔 Any input on roosting bars?

The little door for the chickens to get out is right on the floor too. I don't imagine that would work well with the deep litter method either.

My husband has been working long and hard to make a very large, very sturdy coop for our chickens and it's almost finished aside from the nesting boxes and roosting bars. Unfortunately, I'm not sure the design is good... Our plan is to have roll out nesting boxes that extend outside the coop. I...