Frankiegirl
Crowing
HI @Bcmacias! You are not the first one to buy a commercial coop only to be disappointed once you received it. I know from experience...I did it!
the sites always overshoot the number of birds the coop can house..(im not sure where their chicken math comes into play, and the dimensions look a lot bigger online than when you receive the product.
That being said, lots of good ideas here to upgrade your space and create more room. I have 5 pullets and bought a coop that was sold for 12!! NOT HARDLY!
The good news is...they are little nuggets right now and you have a little time to work on adapting their living arrangement.
I built an additional run that I sit next to the prefab run to give them more space to roam during the day. Literally 2x4s, chicken wire(I recommed hardware cloth...rookie mistake) and a staple gun. My concern during the day were hawks and it works beautifully
One person suggested to me to get a shed and adapt it into a coop.
Stay positive, you will get it figured out. Chicks are very forgiving
GOOD LUCK
the sites always overshoot the number of birds the coop can house..(im not sure where their chicken math comes into play, and the dimensions look a lot bigger online than when you receive the product.That being said, lots of good ideas here to upgrade your space and create more room. I have 5 pullets and bought a coop that was sold for 12!! NOT HARDLY!
The good news is...they are little nuggets right now and you have a little time to work on adapting their living arrangement.
I built an additional run that I sit next to the prefab run to give them more space to roam during the day. Literally 2x4s, chicken wire(I recommed hardware cloth...rookie mistake) and a staple gun. My concern during the day were hawks and it works beautifully
One person suggested to me to get a shed and adapt it into a coop.
Stay positive, you will get it figured out. Chicks are very forgiving
GOOD LUCK
