danimajor1988
Chirping
I am constructing my first coop an am trying to account for everything. I am going to be doing the deep litter method but am unsure as to how to construct the floor of my raised coop to do so. I am thinking I need to have something in between the bedding and wood floor in order to ward off premature rotting of the wood under the composting litter. What should this something be? Should I merely treat the wood or should I put down a thick piece of anti-skid rubber flooring that I have lying around that is usually used on construction sites while they're building the foundation. I will present pictures of everything If anyone has any ideas or experience with this problem. Thanks!!
This is the mat I am talking about above.
The nesting boxes are being built below the window. My husband is designing and building this and this is his idea. We had a window he has no use for anything else and he kind of designed the coop around it. Not sure if anyone has any ideas on this. But the roosting Bar will be higher up along the back wall in front of the window.
This is an inside view of the coop.
This is the length wise view of the coop.
Here is the whole are we have. The trash left here by the previous tenants on the left will be gone, that's where the run will go. To the right of the coop will be a storage shed we're building. We will put fencing to keep the chickens in somewhere here. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome. My husband feels stuck and unsure on how to proceed given this is our first flock. I have my chickens in a run I built, well a tractor that moves around the yard, but it's apparently an eyesore to the neighbors who look Into our backyard says the landlord. Its only temporary obviously but to the neighbors it's not up to par for the birds. I think it's just fine, it keeps them safe and has enough space and provides shade. The tarp on top is apparently the eyesore for some reason. Tell me what you think in the pictures below. I have two younger birds that can be introduced yet an they are in a cage next to the run getting used to the main flock. I use the boards you see in the picture to move around the coop for shade depending on where the sun is in the sky. I also have useful clutter for the birds to not be bored like in a post I saw on BYC. They love the stuff even though it may no look very nice to the neighbors. Does anyone else have nosey neighbors that complain about their chicken set up? I've done all the research and have seen far worse eyesores as chicken coops that are actually very functional and allow for happy healthy birds. So why do they care?
This is the mat I am talking about above.
The nesting boxes are being built below the window. My husband is designing and building this and this is his idea. We had a window he has no use for anything else and he kind of designed the coop around it. Not sure if anyone has any ideas on this. But the roosting Bar will be higher up along the back wall in front of the window.
This is an inside view of the coop.
This is the length wise view of the coop.
Here is the whole are we have. The trash left here by the previous tenants on the left will be gone, that's where the run will go. To the right of the coop will be a storage shed we're building. We will put fencing to keep the chickens in somewhere here. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome. My husband feels stuck and unsure on how to proceed given this is our first flock. I have my chickens in a run I built, well a tractor that moves around the yard, but it's apparently an eyesore to the neighbors who look Into our backyard says the landlord. Its only temporary obviously but to the neighbors it's not up to par for the birds. I think it's just fine, it keeps them safe and has enough space and provides shade. The tarp on top is apparently the eyesore for some reason. Tell me what you think in the pictures below. I have two younger birds that can be introduced yet an they are in a cage next to the run getting used to the main flock. I use the boards you see in the picture to move around the coop for shade depending on where the sun is in the sky. I also have useful clutter for the birds to not be bored like in a post I saw on BYC. They love the stuff even though it may no look very nice to the neighbors. Does anyone else have nosey neighbors that complain about their chicken set up? I've done all the research and have seen far worse eyesores as chicken coops that are actually very functional and allow for happy healthy birds. So why do they care?
Guess just get things finished so the birds are moved into their new "less of an eyesore" coop, but I'm sure they'll find something else to complain about.
