Convert horse stall to coop

[Anjan]

1/2" hardware cloth everywhere something could get in.
Pics would help.

 

[Anjan]

LOVELY starting point.
You could build it out in so many ways.

Rats like to chew through wood, bury some hardware cloth about a foot deep and a foot up along the entire length of the floor.

Cover the an openings with hardware cloth too. To help keep predators out.

Thank you for your time and valuable advise.

 

[Kiki]

Along the back wall you could add a roost bar (and ladder) with a poop tray under it and then under that add a few nest boxes.
Keeping them on the same wall will save space.

On a different wall you could build a grow out pen/jail.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I would recommend reviewing:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/chicken-coops.12/
and then steal every idea you find useful and incorporate it into your project.

 

[Kiki]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...hed-into-palace-for-super-spoiled-pets.73008/

Scroll through the Coops in the articles section, there are a million ideas there.

 

[AllenK RGV]

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You have the advantage of a great place to start from when building a coop. I am sure plenty of the more experienced among us look at this space and go crazy thinking about how many more chicken we could add to that space! For sure read up on predator proofing, add roosts, keep the dirt floor and consider adding more dirt for easy cleanups, consider layer boxes when and if that will be appropriate for you. So many yada yadas!

But before building or adding anything what are your goals in chicken keeping? Broilers for the oven, breeding show quality stock, pest control, companionship, tell us what you want out of your chicken. Of course if just eggs that is a goal as well.

Edit- said dirt meant sand

 

[aart]

Might want to put up a 'ceiling' at top of stall walls...2x2 'rafters' with HC attached.

 

[Anjan]

You have the advantage of a great place to start from when building a coop. I am sure plenty of the more experienced among us look at this space and go crazy thinking about how many more chicken we could add to that space! For sure read up on predator proofing, add roosts, keep the dirt floor and consider adding more dirt for easy cleanups, consider layer boxes when and if that will be appropriate for you. So many yada yadas!

But before building or adding anything what are your goals in chicken keeping? Broilers for the oven, breeding show quality stock, pest control, companionship, tell us what you want out of your chicken. Of course if just eggs that is a goal as well.

Edit- said dirt meant sand

Thank you for your valuable advise. Main goals are eggs, manure, pest control, breeding , companionship.

 

[Anjan]

Might want to put up a 'ceiling' at top of stall walls...2x2 'rafters' with HC attached.

Thanks will take your advise.

 

[Anjan]

Along the back wall you could add a roost bar (and ladder) with a poop tray under it and then under that add a few nest boxes.
Keeping them on the same wall will save space.

On a different wall you could build a grow out pen/jail.

I found a simple model on the internet uploading the picture for an idea since i have no knowledge about chicken. This picture is just to give me an idea how to go ahead with some improvements.