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CynAlexa
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Added pics thank youHow steep is the slope?
How big will your coop be?
Pictures will help a ton.
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Added pics thank youHow steep is the slope?
How big will your coop be?
Pictures will help a ton.
Max 4 hens, coop is 4x6Welcome to BYC.
Nothing wrong with having your coop on a slope as long as your construction is sound. In fact, it almost guarantees good drainage -- as long as runoff is channeled around the chicken facility rather than through it.
How many chickens were you thinking of getting and how big is the coop? Also, where, in general, are you located? Climate matters so we can give better advice if we know what sort of weather and predators you'll be dealing with.
Show us some photos of the proposed site and the proposed coop and we'll be happy to help you sort it out.![]()
Sounds like you already have it all planned out.This is a pic of my coop and the area where I want to move it to and make it into the run for the hens. I would put the coop High enough so that the door is at the level of the slope and they can walk out to the area that is currently a little garden.
Ditto Dat!!Sounds like you already have it all planned out.
But... that coop looks like a box/house with little ventilation...
And the photos make me think you live where it is crazy hot.
So I would just put a fence around as much area as you can, roof as much as you can.
In a super hot climate, an open air coop, or aviary is what you want.
So think all possible shade and all possible breeze.
We live in So Cal...our summers get hot but winter can get down to the mid 30’s...I was planning on modifying the area where the window is to make it into french door type for easy access to clean and potentially add a larger screen area for more air flow. Keeping in mind there is also a door on the other side...just can’t see it in the picture. Thanks for the reply!Sounds like you already have it all planned out.
But... that coop looks like a box/house with little ventilation...
And the photos make me think you live where it is crazy hot.
So I would just put a fence around as much area as you can, roof as much as you can.
In a super hot climate, an open air coop, or aviary is what you want.
So think all possible shade and all possible breeze.
Mid 30s is not cold enough to need a traditional coop.We live in So Cal...our summers get hot but winter can get down to the mid 30’s...I was planning on modifying the area where the window is to make it into french door type for easy access to clean and potentially add a larger screen area for more air flow. Keeping in mind there is also a door on the other side...just can’t see it in the picture. Thanks for the reply!
We live in So Cal...our summers get hot but winter can get down to the mid 30’s..