RMLandreth
Chirping
- Apr 1, 2020
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My husband is almost done building my chicken coop, and then we will fence in the run (which will be the entire corner of our lot from the t-posts/shed on back to the chain link fencing). We plan on covering the screen door with the same material we used on the siding, but I want it to be split in half so the top part can be mounted on hinges. I figure that way I can open the top part of the door and have a screen for extra ventilation during the hot and humid summer days we have here. The long opening on the bottom will have a heavy “door” on hinges that we can lift up and secure for the chickens to have access to and from the coop. Should we install vents on the very top of the coop where I circled in red? I was thinking we should. And as for the inside - are there any pros/cons to having premade metal nesting boxes vs building our own from wood? And we will have some leftover 2x4’s from the construction - so I’m considering just using those for them to roost on. If I did, would I need to mount them vertically or lay them flat horizontally? I want it to be wide enough/comfortable for their little feet. Or should I just find some thick branches and use those instead? I hope I’m explaining it well enough... Any tips or extra suggestions would be much appreciated!