Well, looks like that’s the feedback I am going to get! Thanks again @aart for taking the time and I am going to hope that by “a few” you mean 5 and go for it! (Since it does fit those minimums of 4 sq ft per chicken in the coop and 10 ft per chicken in the run, and they will get some...
Argh, I meant to say this is for 5 chickens. Okay, that is good to consider - if I can't figure out how to seal the window in the roof I will look into the polycarbonate roof panels. We do get a lot of rain here so that is an important consideration.
Here is the new design. You can see that I ditched the green roof idea - after reading some research that green roof runoff contains higher levels of nitrites, I think, I figured let's just stick with the regular rainwater runoff and not complicate things. Especially since it is a bit more...
Thank you so much to both of you for your feedback! The design has changed quite a bit and I'll try to put it up soon. @jthornton How much overhang do you usually suggest? Is 6 inches enough? Does it need to be a foot? This coop is somewhat protected from angled rain because it is under a deck...
Hi everyone,
This is my very rough draft idea for the coop (although I still may just buy one).
I would love any constructive feedback. You can say it sucks, but then say how you would do it better. No commenting on my lame art skills, although asking for clarification is fine. Yes, I know my...