Coop improvement and Hatching Hut

[MrHotwire]

We currently have a fairly nice coop, but it is unpowered. So no heat, no warm water, and no light.

Looks like this :

We want to improve the conditions for our flock, and in turn improve production. We want to put it on a concrete pad, with built in all season watering. It gets down to -35c here in the winter.

I also want to add a hatching hut, so we can keep the production in one area and easy to clean and quarantine. Of course, THAT will also need heat, light and water.

The goal, is to maintain the rotation of our current flock (25), provide healthy chicks and eggs for sale locally, and have a freezer flock of about 20 birds a year too.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

We currently have a fairly nice coop, but it is unpowered. So no heat, no warm water, and no light.

Looks like this :
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We want to improve the conditions for our flock, and in turn improve production. We want to put it on a concrete pad, with built in all season watering. It gets down to -35c here in the winter.

I also want to add a hatching hut, so we can keep the production in one area and easy to clean and quarantine. Of course, THAT will also need heat, light and water.

HW,
That is a very nice coop! How close are your utilities? Since temp gets down to -35 your trench must be below the frost line to ensure the water line won't freeze up.
Do you have skills necessary to excavate and frame a pad? Also you need access space for a cement truck to pull in an pour your pad.
Then you are ready to bring the coop in.

I would attach a hatching hut to the back of the coop if possible to take advantage of the utilities.

BTW, did you build the coop or buy it as pictured? If so who was the builder?
Post pictures when you get started!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined!

I don't see any questions but I have some of my own. What do you men by hatching hut? Is that a spot for an incubator or are you talking about isolating a broody hen while she hatches? Would it only be used in warmer weather?

Not sure what you mean by "freezer flock". Will you be raising Cornish Cross or Rangers separately, raising the cockerels you hatch, or something else.