Chicken Coop Cabin

[winnscollision]

Specs:
4ft x 8ft x 5.5 ft Tall
1/2 Treated floor
1/2 Treated roof covered with shingles.
1/2 T1-11 Exterior Plywood Stained with Deck Stain
6 large nest boxes (14"x14") 20" from floor
4 Roost poles 25" from floor.
Chicken entry door 8"x 14"
Acces/Clean out Entry Door 24" x 44"
Clemson Tiger Paw Vents with 1/4 Hardware Cloth.













More pics to come when we set it up at the pen.

 

[earlybird10842]

Wow. Our chicken house is a walled off corner in a shed with a row of nestboxes and a roost, with a food container hanging from the roof, and a waterer on a cinder block.

 

[winnscollision]

Yeah this was a little overboard?! Kinda an addictive hobby.

 

[ChickyT]

CUTE! And since you put so much work into it you are going to love it all the more!!!

 

[earlybird10842]

I don't think it's overboard, I just wish our chickenhouse was more like that.

 

[winnscollision]

Do you think it will be enough ventilation? dont want to cook the birds in this south carolina heat, but dont want too much to have to winterize it. I added one more tiger paw vent on the front door so it has three now. also the chicken door will stay open to the run most all the time.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I had two A-Frame 8 ft. long coops with about as much ventilation as you have and they didn't have enough ventilation. But I had 20 small birds in there only to sleep (ranging in garden all day). There were only supposed to be 10 in each coop but they insisted on sleeping together in one of the coops.

I disassembled the coops that I had made and turned them into range shelters.

Your coop looks great but you might need to put a long strip of ventilation along the length of it, with some sort of overhang to keep the rain out. I'd actually get in there with the chickens /door shut and see if it gets stuffy.

VERY decorative coop and good job! As for ventilation, I don't think there is enough ventilation there unless the coop is for a couple of chickens.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop

OK I did a search and found a pic of what I was thinking of: scroll down to mid-way and see the rectangle they cut near the roof (yours wouldn't need to be so wide) - hardware cloth 1/2 inch is good to line it with:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/billts-chicken-coop
just a suggestion!

 

[winnscollision]

Thanks that was two very good links! Puts the ventilation into perspective! Gonna add long vents under the shingle over hang now! Also might add a Window or prop out on the coop side where its kinda plain and can be opened and closed seasonally and hardware cloth it.

 

[winnscollision]

Here is some pics by the run.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

VERY nice run! Amazing job!