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Yea we have had a very wet summer here in Sydney this year and it seems alright though two if the sides do have fences so it would be a different story if it was out in the open.

Ok so I have finally had sometime to add more ventilation so my coop is getting closer to being ready Friend is growing my chicks for me as he has a brooder and they're soo cute hehe

I plan on doing this though the front door though have also considered cutting a hinged door in the side of the coop...

yes there is a gap there but it's required for the door to open and close though i could further block it with some mesh how do good designs have the door mechanism function from the outside?

Rightio so a hinged window eave is what I need to do then :)

Question about the ventilation holes, should use the cutout to make a door with with hinges to open/close based on the season or just make a window that's always open and just put a nice window eave on top to protect from rain? From what I read heat is the bigger concern as they can handle the...

Lol, understood. I have plenty of chicken wire so I'll make an outdoor play are for them.

It's empty at this time though I am getting it ready. So it seems I'll cut some bigger ventilation and put weather protection above the cutout. I'll try for three and let them walk in my garden though will they eat all my fruit/veggies or can they be somewhat trained? Thanks again all

Thanks for the tips!!! Run is 2.5m x 0.835m = 2.0875m2 so ~2.2 chickens... Coop is 0.950m x 0.835m = 0.7932m2 !so 2.1 chickens The converted dog house is 1.045m tall so house does this play in the calculations as i only did the floor space? I was told one chicken is lonely and two always fight...

Hello, Getting ready for our first ever hens and wanted some wisdom on our coop & run. I have copied the design from online coops & runs I saw and built it all from scrap which is great :) Main concern is how much air flow is required in the converted dog house portion of the coop? It's...