Coop / lumber$

[Fashionfrank]

Wonder what the groups take is on this coop as a starter coop and or compared to the price of lumber currently?
it gets great reviews YET people say it’s cheap lumber ?

 

[citymeetscountry]

I’m trying to find the actual dimensions...but I’d hardly think that fits 9-12 chickens

 

[Tonyroo]

Looks like a small shed from the picture and background to get a sense of the size.

 

[Fashionfrank]

I’m trying to find the actual dimensions...but I’d hardly think that fits 9-12 chickens

Exactly one reviewer said he thought no more than 4 which I’m not sure anyone would want to start out with that few ?

 

[CluckerFamily]

For number of chickens, your best bet is to half the amount they say it fits and then subtract 1-2. So it may work for 3 chickens.

 

[Tonyroo]

Maybe 4 standard or 9 bantams to fit in there?

 

[Fashionfrank]

For number of chickens, your best bet is to half the amount they say it fits and then subtract 1-2. So it may work for 3 chickens.

Thanks and from the education that I have gotten so far I don’t think I would start off with any less than eight,if you loose a few at the start and have a half a dozen that grow together that would do it for me.
im not so much “ afraid “of doing my own build but with the price of lumber I was hoping to find a balance but the trade off seems to always be low price=inferior product,build your own = high price of lumber

 

[CluckerFamily]

Some people have made some pretty neat coops from free pallets.
Another idea is that people find old playhouses for sale and they remodel it to suit their climate.

 

[citymeetscountry]

Thanks and from the education that I have gotten so far I don’t think I would start off with any less than eight,if you loose a few at the start and have a half a dozen that grow together that would do it for me.
im not so much “ afraid “of doing my own build but with the price of lumber I was hoping to find a balance but the trade off seems to always be low price=inferior product,build your own = high price of lumber

So we only wanted 4 chickens and we started with 6 (that’s the minimal poultry purchase from TSC in our state whether it be chicks, ducklings, etc). We lost 1 in the first few days and then 1 went to freezer came in January for making bad choices... so we have 4.
With that being said, my husband designed and built a tractor (which imo is really too small for the 4 we have, but I digress)

the website says the Gambrel Roof XL has these dimensions Hen house: 62" wide x 48" deep x 34" high. Assuming thats the rio coop portion it’s roughly 5ftx4ft so 20sqft. If you follow the 4sqft/bird rule you can fit 5 (unless they’re bantams)

for our duck house I managed to repurpose wood I found around our yard and in the shop left over from previous owners/tenants.

if you could find someone (craigslist, next door app, etc) that has scrap wood or pallets etc that they’re getting rid of free and/or cheap, you could make something better suited .

 

[PoultryCQ]

I dont recommend getting those. They dont last very long and dont fit very many birds, they are cheaply made as well.