Chicken coop build 8’ x 20’

[Becks Chicks]

Floor installed. We used 1/2” HDPE. There’s 12” to the pop door and egg hutches from the floor. We’ll make a perch for the egg hutches and a small step to the pop door. We plan to line the 12” on the sides with 1/4” HDPE.

 

[mowin]

Floor installed. We used 1/2” HDPE. There’s 12” to the pop door and egg hutches from the floor. We’ll make a perch for the egg hutches and a small step to the pop door. We plan to line the 12” on the sides with 1/4” HDPE.

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Good lord, a single sheet of HDPE for the floor..... that wasn't inexpensive.

 

[Becks Chicks]

Good lord, a single sheet of HDPE for the floor..... that wasn't inexpensive.

We got an insanely good price with a local manufacturer. It’s still expensive, but I was able to justify the price. That’s actually 2 pieces that were remnants. We were able to use remnants for the 1/4” as well.

 

[aart]

We got an insanely good price with a local manufacturer.

A remnant from the manufacturer of the HDPE sheets..... or from another end user?

 

[Alagirl]

I'm about 30 minutes from Portland. We probably get snow once or twice a year. It doesn't stick around for long. Most of the time in the winter we are above freezing.

As far as wind goes, we live on the river. The wind blows pretty good sometimes from east to west or vice versa. If it blows from east to west, the trees will buffer the wind. If it blows from west to east, the long side of the coop facing our home will take the wind. Landscaping with trees in that area is our next project, but those won't be big enough for a few years to do much.

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they make netting to pu up on cow barns to break the wind.
It is by far healthier for the cattle than being in a barn under those conditions.

 

[Alagirl]

Floor installed. We used 1/2” HDPE. There’s 12” to the pop door and egg hutches from the floor. We’ll make a perch for the egg hutches and a small step to the pop door. We plan to line the 12” on the sides with 1/4” HDPE.

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forget the chickens! Rent it out as Air B&B

 

[mowin]

forget the chickens! Rent it out as Air B&B

A tiny home B&B.

 

[Becks Chicks]

Should we put the auto door for the pop door in the run portion of the coop or inside the coop?

 

[mowin]

Should we put the auto door for the pop door in the run portion of the coop or inside the coop?

Auto door normally goes on the coop, letting them into the run. However, I rarely close my pop door. My coop/run is totally predator proof. It only gets closed during extreme cold and windy conditions during the winter when they just don't want to come outside anyway.

 

[Becks Chicks]

Auto door normally goes on the coop, letting them into the run. However, I rarely close my pop door. My coop/run is totally predator proof. It only gets closed during extreme cold and windy conditions during the winter when they just don't want to come outside anyway.

Sorry. I probably didn’t word that correctly. Which side of pop door would you install the auto door?