Thanks for all the great suggestions and comments on what you do. I'd like to have a roof tall enough on the run for me to walk in, but that may come at a later point. For now, I guess I'll plan on building a run for them, and like Mikey suggested, change it, modify it, improve it...
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Thanks to everyone for the advise. It looks like I have something else to build then, this it turning into exhausting work. I'm enjoying it, but I've had a tough time finding coop plans that are big enough. It looks like I'm going to adjust some plans I've found and work with that. I work...
I am still doing some research before building the coop, but I was wondering if a run is necessary if the chickens will free range? I live in upstate NY where we can get a lot of snow at times, so I was thinking it may be a good idea to at least have a covered area off the coop where they can...