Designing open faced coop with attached run for 15 bantams. Need advice

[Alaskan]

No you don't have to put wheels on.

Look through the coop pages here on BYC for inspiration. I think there is a section just for tractors... but small coops are often semi-portable. (Or at least can be hefted onto the back of a pickup truck to be taken to the new place.

Hoop coops are a great tractor or temporary coop since they can be pretty large, and still light, and not cost much comparatively.

 

[FowlWitch]

No you don't have to put wheels on.

Look through the coop pages here on BYC for inspiration. I think there is a section just for tractors... but small coops are often semi-portable. (Or at least can be hefted onto the back of a pickup truck to be taken to the new place.

Hoop coops are a great tractor or temporary coop since they can be pretty large, and still light, and not cost much comparatively.

That sounds good to me. I'll take a look and see what I can find. I already bought one of the green house frames last Thursday and it arrived yesterday. I plan on getting that one started this weekend. It's going to house my ducks, so it'll be a decent test subject for me to decide whether or not I want to buy a larger one for the bantams or if i need to find a different way to make a hoop coop.

If I do go with a hoop coop, where would I find hoops?

 

[Alaskan]

Often people use cattle panels.

 

[FowlWitch]

Often people use cattle panels.

I can probably get those from tractor supply, then, or on CL. Thank you for your help

 

[Cyprus]

Something like this? Built for the same purpose.

 

[Cyprus]

I can probably get those from tractor supply, then, or on CL. Thank you for your help

I have a cattle panel hoop run, too. Also for my bantams. I can get some pictures of you want them.

 

[FowlWitch]

Something like this? Built for the same purpose.View attachment 1859780 View attachment 1859781

That could work fine for the roos as temporary housing, actually, but I would feel bad for them not having much head space. It also snows where I live, so I can't have any flat surface where the snow would collect (I learned my lesson the hard way last winter).

I have a cattle panel hoop run, too. Also for my bantams. I can get some pictures of you want them.

Yes, I'd love to see pics Do you have an estimate of costs, too?

 

[Cyprus]

That could work fine for the roos as temporary housing, actually, but I would feel bad for them not having much head space. It also snows where I live, so I can't have any flat surface where the snow would collect (I learned my lesson the hard way last winter).



Yes, I'd love to see pics Do you have an estimate of costs, too?

First thing above was around $30 total, CP hoop cost, I believe, $80. It is comprised of 4 panels.

 

[Cyprus]

 

[FowlWitch]

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That looks perfect! How did you build it? It looks like T posts with welded wire and chicken wire?