First chicken coop build

[bsepple]

As my wife and I are new to having chickens and due to the shear amount of them I will end up with (see introduction past for story), the "small" prebuilt coop just wont cut it so I am in the process of building a much larger coop from scratch. I have plenty of building experience but wanted to get your thoughts and opinions. It is going to be a dirt floor 16'x16' coop with a 16'x50' covered run.

 

[bsepple]

I am planning on a metal roof with a 6" welded wire at the top of the walls for ventilation. We are installing a cinder block wall between the posts (one below dirt level and one above) for extra predator proofing. It is going to have at least 4 windows (one on each side).

 

[Intuit]

Sounds like a great coop plan. You're off to a good start. Hope you show pics of the finished product

 

[bsepple]

Day 3 of my build. I added the metal roofing, some lateral bracing and my wife dug out and added the cinder block for the start of predator protection.

 

[bsepple]

Day 4 was a less productive day but I was able to get 2 sheets of hardie board siding up to make sure my ventilation idea is going to work (which I think it looks awesome and is going to work great)

 

[WildNectarine]

As my wife and I are new to having chickens and due to the shear amount of them I will end up with (see introduction past for story), the "small" prebuilt coop just wont cut it so I am in the process of building a much larger coop from scratch. I have plenty of building experience but wanted to get your thoughts and opinions. It is going to be a dirt floor 16'x16' coop with a 16'x50' covered run.

16’x50’ covered run? Oh, that’s just plain beautiful. Bravo.

 

[bsepple]

16’x50’ covered run? Oh, that’s just plain beautiful. Bravo.

Yup, also a covered 16'x50' run