found a great design!

[TreyClark281]

i found a great design on ebay it features a auto watererererere lol and a auto gravity feeder!
Here is the link!

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Wow... that is a really nice looking design! I wonder how clear / easy to follow the plans are. If they are really well laid out and easy to read / follow then they may be worth the cost. The reviews from others look good.

 

[TreyClark281]

ya i wish i found it earlyer i would of built it! but i spent about $200 on mine!!!!

poor dad! lol i did all the labor hahaha. now i have to beg him to get the chickens lol!
might get them tomarrow!!

 

[aran]

where is the enclosed portion for them to keep warm in during the cold?

 

[seedcorn]

Don't like wire bottom. If put in solid floor, how do you clean dung?

 

[foxtrapper]

With a wire bottom, the dung falls out. Makes it pretty well self cleaning. You would have to shovel out under the coop if you had a lot of birds in it. Or, you could put the unit on skids or wheels and move it around occassionally.

I would redesign the feeder myself. The loading port is far to high and small to be user friendly. And as it does not hold a full bag of feed, that's frustrating.

 

[BeckyLa]

I think it's a fine coop for a small flock of free rangers who only spend the night there. I think if it was closer to the ground, thus making filling the feeder easier to get to, and the feeder could be resized to hold a bag of feed would be good. I'd also have the nest boxes closer to the floor to reduce foot stress when hens come out of a nest and jump back down onto the wire. I'd definately replace that chicken wire on the front with hardware cloth, though. I think it's a great design which just needs a bit of modification. For cold climates in the winter wooden covers could be made for the front and a piece of plywood slipped onto the floor and shavings added for warmth. A short but long door could be added for placing and removing the plywood floor. Jes sayin.....

 

[TreyClark281]

i would also change the flooring i just found it on ebay

 

[mlheran]

That is a pretty neat coop. But I think I would give it a solid floor, then remove the nextboxes from one side and have it be a large cleaning door/wall (seems a bit small to warrant eight nestboxes anyway). And maybe some plexiglass removable winter-coverings for the screened sections.

It's a cute design though, and the auto feeders are convenient.

 

[silkiechicken]

It's cute but I agree with the floor. Wire isn't good on the feet and I would imagine it starting to sag with the weight of 8 chickens on it, even if it was welded wire.