Its 6 ft wide by 8ft long. My coop is 2 ft wide by 6ft (width of the run). I never drew up any plans just sorta done it as I went. I have 8 in there and they have plenty of room. Just make the coop have high ceilings sorta say for roosts.
ALSO......looking at my coop part, I just have the door cut out and I leave the door part into the coop open at night. The main door into the run is locked securely. Do I need to put a closeable door on the coop as well?
Thanks! I haven't gotten to that part yet, I keep finding other things to start lol! If I spray paint it, will that be the same as using liquid paint as far as making it last longer?
Thanks! When I started building, I was going to go with hardware cloth but ended up not doing it. We have outside pets that usually keep stuff like that run off. I go out every morning and check for signs of something trying to get in. However, in the near future I may redo it with the cloth.
Thanks! That is why they are in the garage! The first 8 that I got we kept in our guest bedroom.......BAD IDEA!!! Dust everywhere!!!! Since they are in the garage, dust isn't really an issue since we usually keep the door open during the day.
I am by no means a carpenter! It doesn't look like much but I am proud of it. It definitely doesn't look like a professional built it. I am about to begin either adding on or building another coop for my 6 reds I got. What do you think?