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Quote: Yes you can. In the book they show an expanded version of the WoodsHouse, That can handle 200 birds. Jack Did I tell ya'll I'm getting the Book? so excited!! Yeah, The house is a larger version. Imagine a coop about twice the size of mine, Now take 3 or 4 duplicates of the coop and...

pips&peeps : Just not feasible where I live and you can get drifts over four feet high in a couple hours in the winter. Frostbite is also an issue when it gets below -5 too. They used coops like this all thoughout the northern regions of the country, Including Canada. You have it faced in...

Quote: Thank You, The coop is working out great for me, Can't say anything bad about it. Doesn't smell bad, easy mantenance. Good old design. Jack I love your coop as well. I wonder if I could build a coop to house about 200 chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys using that same style...

Quote: Why is that a ridiculous statement? The book was written almost 100yrs ago. So the statement was true then. Of course now, Commercial producers, especially egg farms, have gotten FAR away from the principals of the OpenAir coops. Packing the chickens, who never see the sun, into...

Quote: Some good points for sure but some ridiculous statements such as "These principles were discovered over 100 years ago and are still followed by commercial chicken producers worldwide. Unfortunately for the chickens, they have been forgotten by backyarders and hobbyists." Why is that...