If you live in an area with lots of snow the opening to the inside is the only choice, well you could dig it out each time you want to go inside. The chicken won't care because they won't come outside in the snow.
JT
The top is covered in HC and then the rafters and roof is on top of that. Kind of a waste of HC but maybe easier to install the HC over the top then put the roof on dunno.
JT
If I was building a coop and run that size I would simply build a rectangular box with the roost area covered to block the wind and HC the rest. I would not put a floor like that video show but rather just have that end a walk in area. Much easier to clean and do maintenance. And all the things...
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I think it's a terrible coop design... I don't see any ventilation in the roost area, very hard to clean inside the roost area. Also a bad idea to store feed in a plastic container outside the mice and rats will find that and have a field day at the...