Hi. We are getting 8 chicks at the end of April. So it is time to design our Coop, get feedback. The goal is have a set design so I can get a material build list made and picked up and let us weekend warrior this coop over 6 weeks.
I'm in Oregon, Willamette Valley, it is wet, like wet-wet, so poop management, air flow, and moisture reduction of the coop are top of mind. When we had a coop previously we built it so the door was at waist level, and while that was okay, I want to be able to walk into our coop this time without having to hunch.
Below images represent a floor plan of width 6’ and length 8’. But as my husband so kindly pointed out after drawing this up is that if the coop is 6’ x 7’ we could better utilize plywood/OSB better for 6” eaves. So this plan may be reduced down to the 6’x7’ floor plan. I used the build tool on Tuff Shed to illustrate what we were thinking. But we fulling intend to build this ourselves. We also may bring the overall height down a foot, but this was my first go at drawing up something.
Windows - the drawing and images are placeholders, I need to go to the rebuilding center and habitat to see what windows are available and would work. I would like to have Windows on the East and North sides of the coop, and then long ventilation strip along the West side, in the 3D rendering this is shown as windows, but the plan is to make the eaves deeper and have this as ventilation.
Vents – on the North and South side of the coop, 12”x12”
Poop board – 24” deep, running the long length of the coop. If the coop goes to 6’x7’, the poop board would reduce down accordingly.
Nesting Boxes – I plan on 3, if folks thing we need 4 we can do that, as there is plenty of space. These would be tucked under the poop board. I don’t plan on having the nesting boxes jutting out of the coop, but just have a door with flashing/drip cap over the top.
Floor – I’m still debating if we put in vinyl flooring or paint black jack.
My exploded view is not to scale or anything, I was just trying to give a rough idea of the layout if you removed two of the walls and could look in.
What issues do you see with this, what am I missing, what else do I need to include?
Thanks!
I'm in Oregon, Willamette Valley, it is wet, like wet-wet, so poop management, air flow, and moisture reduction of the coop are top of mind. When we had a coop previously we built it so the door was at waist level, and while that was okay, I want to be able to walk into our coop this time without having to hunch.
Below images represent a floor plan of width 6’ and length 8’. But as my husband so kindly pointed out after drawing this up is that if the coop is 6’ x 7’ we could better utilize plywood/OSB better for 6” eaves. So this plan may be reduced down to the 6’x7’ floor plan. I used the build tool on Tuff Shed to illustrate what we were thinking. But we fulling intend to build this ourselves. We also may bring the overall height down a foot, but this was my first go at drawing up something.
Windows - the drawing and images are placeholders, I need to go to the rebuilding center and habitat to see what windows are available and would work. I would like to have Windows on the East and North sides of the coop, and then long ventilation strip along the West side, in the 3D rendering this is shown as windows, but the plan is to make the eaves deeper and have this as ventilation.
Vents – on the North and South side of the coop, 12”x12”
Poop board – 24” deep, running the long length of the coop. If the coop goes to 6’x7’, the poop board would reduce down accordingly.
Nesting Boxes – I plan on 3, if folks thing we need 4 we can do that, as there is plenty of space. These would be tucked under the poop board. I don’t plan on having the nesting boxes jutting out of the coop, but just have a door with flashing/drip cap over the top.
Floor – I’m still debating if we put in vinyl flooring or paint black jack.
My exploded view is not to scale or anything, I was just trying to give a rough idea of the layout if you removed two of the walls and could look in.
What issues do you see with this, what am I missing, what else do I need to include?
Thanks!