Do any of you have multiple coops?

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

I have 3 outdoor coops. And 1 self contained indoor coop filled with silkies!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have 11 different coops and it works great. The hens and roosters have their pick of which coop they want to roost in for the night. Some have roosted in the same coop for years, others switch up weekly and a few switch up daily. It all works out.

Due to the number of chickens that I have, I HAVE TO have multiple coops because I have staggered hatches all year long and I can't put the babies with the older pullets, and so on and so forth. It's very easy to keep track of all of the chickens. I have to chart hatches, etc, so everything is documented. I love having multiple coops and would not change it at all.

I'm wanting about 5 more coops.

If you're thinking about getting multiple coops, I say GO FOR IT !!!!

 

[Pinky]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

I have 3 outdoor coops. And 1 self contained indoor coop filled with silkies!!

An indoor coop! Is this in your house? My family would kick me out if I even mentioned an indoor coop, but I wouldn't mind it if it was possible.​

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

OK when you say coops, do you mean buildings or separate pens?
I have
2 calf hutches
1 lil red barn 8' x 10'
1 back shed which has 5 smaller cages and 3 spare roos running around
1 chick shed 15 breed pens, pair of button quail, 3 batches of chicks
1 old milk house 3 large pens
the reg barn 3 lg pens, 9 wall cages (can be breed pens or chick pens) and room for more, with 2 spare cochin roo's as clean up for spilled feed
1 duck house split into 2 pens (the ducks didn't like it, they have a lean-to attached to the house)
plus a small number of chicken tractors for spring, summer and fall

 

[StevenW.]

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I like the way you think

 

[crazyhen]

We built a 4x8 ThEn another 4x8 onto that then another 12x8 onto that then another 4x8 and again another and another. thats the way it goes. We needed room for the laying hens then a hatching area, then a feed space and another area for chicks without their moms. I just went up the side of a hill that way. I have one big run thats 12x48 and three other small runs too. Whew! Right now I am considering building another coop altogether closer to my home and level so I can care for them easier in the winter. My other is down steep steps and when we get snow it is hazardous. Yes a Summer home and a winter home. That would be great. Hummm Gloria Jean

 

[BarredBuff]

We started out with an 8 by 8. That is the adult coop, for layers and ducks. Then this past spring we built an 8 by 6 for pullets and meaties. If I had it to do over I would have built one large coop and just divided it. That way integration works fairly easy. But mine integrated quite well on free range.

 

[peacockfarmer1]

I have one really big 80X70 pen i use for big chickens
I have three 14X25 i use for gamefowl
I have two 12X40 i use for peafowl

 

[stilldeb]

We originally bought 6 "sexed" chickens - two of which turned out to be roos (got a refund and two free chickens on the next bunch)...have them in one coop with attached run. Then bought eight more (and got two free) sexed (all are bantams) and this time I do believe they are all girls, and then built them another separate coop with attached run. They are about 15 wks apart in age, and I did end up splitting the roos up, which worked out well. We have "Harry's Harem" and "Freddy's Flock".

We are planning on getting rid of our above ground pool now that the kids are all grown and gone and I'm already thinking what a great spot for a new coop that would make!

"Chicken math" is all about addition, isn't it?

deb g
KY

 

[acid_chipmunk]

I have 8 coops in the yard, a grow-out pen off the shop, an outdoor grow-out pen that isn't done yet (plus it's too cold to put small ones in anyway), a cabinet brooder in the shop, a rubbermaid brooder in the shop, and a tote brooder in the house.

My 8 coops are because we have breeder and show birds and have to keep them separate. We will be building a few more once it warms up enough to build outside. All of my coops, except the 2 Silkie coops are tractors and get moved around the yard.