coop and run construction

  1. matheny00

    How many chickens in this coop ( chicken math on steroids)

    Ok, so the coop is 32 sq feet so technically 8 standard chickens. By adding the poop shelf I gain a second layer of about 16 sq. feet. So here is the math. If I close the area under the shelf off for storage I only have 16 sq feet of floor space but the coop is 32 sq feet, or if I leave it open...
  2. E

    Chicken coop floor/foundation

    I have access to this free large pallet. Im considering using it for my coop floor and foundation. My concerns are that the flooring is boards so there is gaps between them which I've read can cause issues with cleaning, mites and a draft can come up through them. My other concern is that...
  3. S

    Bones of a Coop

    Before I list the other details, what is everyone’s suggestion on making a coop structurally sound for wind as the main environmental factor. When talking about bones of the coop, let’s not set off the warning bells but I am talking structure lol. I have just put the posts in this weekend and...
  4. C

    Chicken Palace

    Heyo again! 👋 First time chicken lady making new posts less than a minute after joining here! Hoping to get some info, ideas and be told how unreasonable I am! The business: I have bought a prefab coop (below) for my first flock of chickens, and I am going to Frankenstein it until it fits my...
  5. C

    Need to upgrade coop for more chickens

    Hello there! Chicken math has finally caught up with me and we need to expand. My husband built a 5x6 insulated coop, same as the one pictured. We had 9 hens living comfortably in it for the past 4 years. Now we’re down to 7 hens, but I have 14 chicks arriving at the end of the month. So 7+14=21...
  6. Aspen25

    Chicken-proofing vegetable garden from free-ranging chooks

    Our 20 or so chickens have a new and very large coop and run. This coop and run is within our even more large vegetable garden. They used to free range with a coop that was elsewhere but they were continually jumping fences and gates in order to rummage through our large vegetable garden that is...
  7. delflipz17

    New to BYC- Seeking Opinions

    Hello everyone, I recently found this community on Facebook and it seemed like a perfect place for a beginner. Over the past few weeks, I have had this beautiful daily visitor to my property. I want to think its a rooster? I have no experience but it would be odd I think for a hen to wander...
  8. T

    Roll away/angled nest boxes?

    Thoughts? Resources? Cautions against? Thank you in advance!
  9. M

    Finishing up my first run/coop for a new chicken keeper - Advice?

    Hi all! I am in the final stretch of finishing a home for my x7 five ish week old chicks who are currently living in a brooder in my house in Portland Maine (6A). I am a first time ever chicken keeper, any and all advice and criticism is appreciated and will be well taken. I am building a 8ft x...
  10. What the cluck hut

    What the cluck hut

    Our coop... made from scratch.
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  11. ATXInstantFlock

    Plans for a new backyard coop/run build

    Hi all, hoping to get some advice before I start doing any real construction. After buying a bunch of items that were both probably too expensive and insufficient for my flock's needs, I realized that I needed to add quite a bit more run space to hit the suggested benchmarks that everyone was...
  12. HOMESTEAD_SUBURBIA

    Check out my ultimate chicken coop/run!

    Hello, I am new to this site and wanted to share My coop. I am an engineer by day and think I did an ok job on my coop. I Designed and built this coop after a lot of planning and research. Tell me what you think! Please subscribe to my YouTube channel for future awesome engineering ideas...
  13. Recycling an Old Horse Shelter into a Turkey, Duck & Chicken Coop & Run with Repurposed Materials

    Recycling an Old Horse Shelter into a Turkey, Duck & Chicken Coop & Run with Repurposed Materials

    (This article is still in progress) It all began with adopting a Silkie Rooster, hatching 11 chicks and raising 7 ducks..... now we have a Large Coop, 2 turkeys, ducks and 15 chickens (all broody 🤣). This coop was a abandoned horse shelter within an old horse pen. Eventually it was turned into...
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  14. B

    Ventilation for new coop

    I need all your expertise. We've built our first coop and I'm debating the ventilation. Please ignore all the ladders and materials laying around. I see differing advice all over the place. The roof is metal with eves (2x4s) that are open all the way around and are going to be open with...
  15. paradisepentacoop

    Roost and Nesting Box placement

    Happy Sunday all- I am running my brain ragged trying to figure out my build for aviary style coop I am working on. The coop and run are one and the same, with the entire area being roofed but otherwise open since my location is hot and humid (Puna, Hawaii). Some others in the area have literal...
  16. paradisepentacoop

    Coop and Run Ideas from and for a Newbie-

    Hey BYC, I am looking at building a run and coop with the Magidome bracket set. I think am going a full 8' for the dome pieces to allow for the largest run and enough space for a coop while also not going too crazy. I have a couple of issues that I cannot think of a solution to and would greatly...
  17. A

    Need help on coop and size

    I have about 20 chickens and 5 ducks, and I live in Northeast Ohio. I currently have a pen 30 x 30 (4 feet high with electric fence on top) is also has 2 shelters (9x10) made of chicken wire and covered by a tarp that I got of amazon for locking them up at night and keeping them safe. I want to...
  18. swinfield89

    Type of wire?

    You know when you buy a big roll of hardware cloth, how it comes wrapped in a lot of thin, flexible, rust-free wire? It's very strong but very thin, can be bent and manipulated by hand without tools. I want to buy just that wire for a coop project, but I'm having trouble finding anything like it...
  19. CochinLady61

    Racoon Disaster

    I thought I should share my Racoon Disaster because I thought my coop was safe. It was for about 20 years, and then it wasn't. The racoon climbed onto the top of my coop and did some acrobatic maneuvers to wedge himself between my rafter / ventilation space. He was able to get in and out the...
  20. kendek

    converting catio to a coop?

    essentially i want to know if anyone else has attempted to make a premade catio into a coop before! id be housing 3 Silkies in my coop for context! i know a decent amount so far since ive worked with chickens previously and am familiar with bird care. im not sure how much chicken care varies...
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