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Since your husband is a carpenter, forget the shed. Build the three wall coop mentioned above. Another thing to consider. If it were me, I’d buy meat birds and also buy production egg layers instead of doing the dual purpose route. You can divide the coop to keep two flocks side by side. My...

Yes, an open air style will help and using the shed will save money. It is still a small shed for 30 birds though. You need to design the coop/run to be predator proof. A chain link fence won’t do it (if that’s the type of fence your referring too). Your right the bigger the run the better...

In Texas, a metal shed will get hot enough in summer to kill your chickens if the sun is on it. You need to worry about heat more than cold for chickens. Foam board will work but you can only use it where the birds can’t get to it. Chickens love to eat foam board! You can also paint the...