Advice on this disaster of of shed

[SueT]

If your wood is sound, you could do it. We turned an old beat up 3 sided metal shed into a coop. We put in a floor made of recycled fence boards and closed in the front using new fence pickets.

 

[Nksg75]

Other then the tin I don't see any thing worth salvaging. I'd tear it all down to ground level and start over.

Ahh, my husband said the same thing!
Then said “good luck”

 

[Nksg75]

If your wood is sound, you could do it. We turned an old beat up 3 sided metal shed into a coop. We put in a floor made of recycled fence boards and closed in the front using new fence pickets.
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That is awesome!!
Thank you!
I will show this to my husband!!

 

[Nksg75]

Being in the southwest, our coop has 3 solid walls and one completely open but that we can close off when it's windy or cold. Woods design would be too warm at the end of the day, especially if there's not much of a breeze to move air.

That’s what I was afraid of!
It gets so dang hot and humid here!
It’s either hot, or hotter here!

 

[Kiki]

Congratulations on the new place!

I'd save leave at least two whole sides "open"... Hardware clothed.

I'd trench hardware cloth along all four sides (the bottom foot or so too. To help prevent snakes and rats from digging in.

 

[aart]

The first thing you want to do is sound the posts for rot. Take a hammer and tap each post near the ground a rotten one will have a very dull sound. They may look fine on the outside but be rotten on the inside, no point on building on rotten posts. If they are sound then you just need to tear off all the rotten wood and start fresh. Read the Prince T Woods Modern Fresh Air Poultry House book.

Yes!
Woods not really appropriate for Texas.....want lots of mesh there.

 

[igorsMistress]

That’s what I was afraid of!
It gets so dang hot and humid here!
It’s either hot, or hotter here!

Yup, I'm in Hades half the year, our humidity isn't as bad as yours though.

 

[Nksg75]

Congratulations on the new place!

I'd save leave at least two whole sides "open"... Hardware clothed.

I'd trench hardware cloth along all four sides (the bottom foot or so too. To help prevent snakes and rats from digging in.

I agree, luckily I have plenty of 1/2” hardware cloth.
What sides(direction) would you suggest keeping open?
Maybe I can persuade the fencing people to dig a couple more holes for me so I can make it larger!
The kids and I are going today to remove the damaged tin.

 

[imnukensc]

I am more concerned about the Hawks. And realize that I need to have shade/protectors From airial attacks.
I need them to freerange, because I would like to eventually get that whole back pasture on ag land.

Use what you can of the old structure, but I'd leave whichever side faces south or southeast completely open and screened with 1/2 X 1 welded wire (not a fan of HWC). Not much you can do to prevent hawk attacks when free ranging even with LGDs. You will have losses due to them and other predators, too.

 

[igorsMistress]

I saw a three sided coop that was deeper than it was wide. Only the back 1/2 had solid walls on three sides, the rest was enclosed in chain link. It allowed for sun bathing at any time of year but was deep enough the flock could roost in the back without weather or wind being a problem. Based on your location, will hurricanes be a problem?