Chicken Math

[Brooks_]

what about a hot weather hoop coop? Basically 4x6, roosts and nest boxes on one end (and roof) but wide open otherwise? Would a poop board qualify that as a 'raised coop'? It is barely past the middle of the month and it's over 80 degrees - after it rained last night and cooled a smidge!

I am a fan of hoop coops. Mine didn't work as planned, but is 100% functional. Two cattle panels made an ~8x7 coop. Open on both ends. Only partially covered the north end a few nights this past winter. Use the search filter for "Top 10 Hoop Coops" (article, I think) or something along those lines. My browser is giving me issues.

 

[3KillerBs]

those are some gorgeous birds!
Supper, Lunch, and Dinner?

I referred to them by their band colors.

Red and Purple were sold to people who wanted to breed blues and Yellow, who had very bad type for an Australorp, made a fine lunch of creamed chicken on pancakes.

I am a fan of hoop coops. Mine didn't work as planned, but is 100% functional. Two cattle panels made an ~8x7 coop. Open on both ends. Only partially covered the north end a few nights this past winter. Use the search filter for "Top 10 Hoop Coops" (article, I think) or something along those lines. My browser is giving me issues.

These are some hoop coops I've collected in my bookmarks:

Hoop Coops

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hoop-tractor.69336/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hoop-coop-brooder-with-roll-up-sides.75720/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-biddie-bordello-a-hoop-coop-run-combo.72189/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/permanent-hoop-coop-guide.47818/

 

[Alagirl]

Another mathing questions: How high should the nest boxes and the roosts be off the ground?

 

[Brooks_]

Another mathing questions: How high should the nest boxes and the roosts be off the ground?

No one answer for that. I set roosts at 36-40" above bedding. Nests are about 12" but some of mine still prefer the dark corners at bedding level.

 

[3KillerBs]

Another mathing questions: How high should the nest boxes and the roosts be off the ground?

Here's a helpful article. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coop-stack-up-how-high-stuff-works-well.73427/

I set the nests for my own convenience and then put the perches higher than that.

It's important to remember that chickens fly up and down at about a 45-degree angle and so their available horizontal landing space needs to be as far as the roost is high.