Hi everyone,
I'm going to be constructing a bigger, better coop in the spring. I learned a lot from past mistakes with my first coop, and plans are that this one will be way more roomy and functional. I want it to be easy to clean, with great ventilation, and lots of space for when I hatch new flock members in the spring. One coop design that caught my interest was the wire bottomed coop, because it seemed like a great way to make cleanup easy and to increase ventilation. However, I have a couple concerns... a). Is a wire-bottomed coop predator proof? b) Will the wire bottom hurt the chickens' feet? (note here: I plan to have a good amount of roosting space so the chickens have lots of room to be off the wire). c) Will it get too cold in winter? Hope somebody has some know-how on this subject! @aart
I'm going to be constructing a bigger, better coop in the spring. I learned a lot from past mistakes with my first coop, and plans are that this one will be way more roomy and functional. I want it to be easy to clean, with great ventilation, and lots of space for when I hatch new flock members in the spring. One coop design that caught my interest was the wire bottomed coop, because it seemed like a great way to make cleanup easy and to increase ventilation. However, I have a couple concerns... a). Is a wire-bottomed coop predator proof? b) Will the wire bottom hurt the chickens' feet? (note here: I plan to have a good amount of roosting space so the chickens have lots of room to be off the wire). c) Will it get too cold in winter? Hope somebody has some know-how on this subject! @aart
It certainly offers lots of ventilation but there are other ways of getting it without a wire floor. And, yes, jumping off the roost onto wire can hurt the feet.
