A custom designed coop made for easy cleaning

[pintails711]

My husband completed the coop this spring after much research and elbow grease! It was all designed to make cleaning as easy as possible. The coop is 4'x8' plus the nest box area. The nest box panels are removable. The back is hinged to allow us to easily sweep out all the litter without any blockage. The roosts are on hinges on the one side so we raise them up when needed. He put in a window on the one side and a vent on each end on the top as well as under the eaves to reduce odor. Our 6 chickens love it! We're hoping they'll reward us with lots of eggs! Here are some pictures of the coop. We thought we'd share them so you can get ideas if you're building one. He also designed and built a 7&1/2' x 32' run. Pictures of that are forthcoming.

The hinged back



The nest box side of the coop


Nest boxes and tiled floor for easier cleaning


Inside of the coop


Walk in human entry and chicken entry to coop with ramp to future run

 

[Life is Good!]

Job well done!
With the tile, make sure there is enough pine litter - chickens need some 'traction' to keep healthy feet!
Like the hinges everywhere. Should make clean-up so much easier for you.

 

[joan1708]

Very nice. If your looking for easy cleaning - consider painting the inside.

 

[SobbaChickens]

Great job! I really like that soft yellow, beautiful!

 

[pintails711]

Good point about the tile. We will definitely have plenty of litter because we are going to use the deep litter method. We really like the yellow color too, thanks!