anyone else have one of these really old giant coops

[Beau plus penny]

ive recently realized our coop is massive compared to most coops ive seen anyone else have a big coop like this. and does anyone have an idea of how many birds i could fit in here

 

[The Moonshiner]

No real way of knowing how many it may hold. Pics look like an old building with several things going on inside.
How much area is the actual coop part or is it just one big coop full of random stuff?

 

[Beau plus penny]

No real way of knowing how many it may hold. Pics look like an old building with several things going on inside.
How much area is the actual coop part or is it just one big coop full of random stuff?

here is our plan for a bantam pen potentially the left side is where our goats where which is roughly 180 square feet but im not sure i havent measured it thats just an estimate so teh actually coop area we have as of right now is probably somewhere around 160 square feet i will try measuring it later

 

[Ted Brown]

I have a 10' x 16' Woods KD style coop. Woods' book states this is sufficient for 40 chickens. Attached is a ~15 x 28' covered run; pop door open 24/7.

I have had as many as 35 birds, both roosters & hens; I felt 40 would have been pushing it. Now have 27 hens ONLY; atmosphere in the run is totally different and calmer, easily 40 hens.

Woods' coops are fresh air optimized with 8' x 30" open (hardware cloth only) front year round.

 

[Penpal]

I don't think the building was originally meant for chickens. Very little ventilation. It probably had equipment in it. When you dress it out for chickens, cut some windows out. The windows should be above the chickens' heads when they are roosting.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Will a wheelbarrow fit down that aisle? I'm wondering how easy that building will be to clean.

 

[Mrs. K]

Very little ventilation.

Thing is, with a very large building, ventilation becomes less important. But it is also a number of birds influence. Even a large building, with too many birds, ventilation would be more important.

With a very small building, moisture builds up quickly, and ventilation is imperative.

 

[Beau plus penny]

Will a wheelbarrow fit down that aisle? I'm wondering how easy that building will be to clean.

yes it does

 

[Beau plus penny]

I don't think the building was originally meant for chickens. Very little ventilation. It probably had equipment in it. When you dress it out for chickens, cut some windows out. The windows should be above the chickens' heads when they are roosting.

it had windows on the top and i know it was meant for chickens because our property records its a thing we have shows everything the was build for the house how it was sold etc

i had my mom check the records and it says it was used for breeding at one point but i guess someone who had it before us did some renovations but it still has pieces from the old breeding bens like a door where a small coop for mamas with chicks or something im not sure

 

[Beau plus penny]

I don't think the building was originally meant for chickens. Very little ventilation. It probably had equipment in it. When you dress it out for chickens, cut some windows out. The windows should be above the chickens' heads when they are roosting.

there are already chickens in it and its perfect for them its just that we have a lot of space and there and its kind of empty besides the 14 chickens and one elderly hen we have