A frame coop!

[Coloradosunflower]

Built this over the course of a few weeks. The girls are 6 weeks old and have officially moved in!

 

[aart]

It's awfully tiny........how many birds?

 

[Coloradosunflower]

It's awfully tiny........how many birds?

Only 3 but It’s definitely not tiny it’s about 8Wx7Lx4H gives them 64sqft of ground Space plenty for chickens. The enclosed area is around 16 sqft maybe A little more more.

 

[aart]

The enclosed area is around 16 sqft

Problem is head space in an Aframe.

 

[Coloradosunflower]

Problem is head space in an Aframe.

I was at first but after watching them they don’t mind getting right up against the mesh. They seem to like smaller spaces Anyways. And the bigger the coop the more mess to clean keep it small and simple easier to clean.

 

[mscallisto]

This was the same type I had when I first started 10 years ago. Very sturdy, and quite predator proof. Fit 4 birds comfortably. They only use the top to sleep and lay. The bottom was fine as long as they had the room to stand. Doesn't need to look like a house eith 10 ft ceilings lol

 

[Coloradosunflower]

This was the same type I had when I first started 10 years ago. Very sturdy, and quite predator proof. Fit 4 birds comfortably. They only use the top to sleep and lay. The bottom was fine as long as they had the room to stand. Doesn't need to look like a house eith 10 ft ceilings lol

I agree 100%! they are just birds after all. That and the bigger that coop the more time it takes to clean I clean enough Don’t need another house to clean haha

 

[rosemarythyme]

the bigger that coop the more time it takes to clean

I disagree slightly only in that a bigger coop can require less frequent cleaning due to the fact that it can take longer to soil, so like twice a year vs. twice a month for a smaller coop. I don't have it in me to be cleaning out every other week... 2x a year is better.

But if you and your flock are happy with your set up then that's the important thing. Also keep in mind that chicken wire is not predator safe, so you may want to upgrade that later, and I can't tell if there's any ventilation in the coop part itself, so that may need to be modified.