Hi Everyone,
We moved from the city to the country about 2 years ago and have about 1/2 an acre, now we have decided to take the plunge into the world of chickens!
We are wanting to raise 10-12 Barred Rock chickens for eggs and eventually meat, and have been studying the forum for a bit now trying to find a coop design. We think we have come up with one that we think will work but we are completely green about the subject and would really appreciate any advice you all may have for us. The reason we posted to this forum was because we too used Google Sketchup for our drawing, we are planning on posting some pictures, but we are new and it won't let us. So we will post some later if any one would like to see.
The frame construction is made from 2x4's and 2x2's and 1/2" ply for the floor.The finished coop will have 3 nesting boxes. Will 3 be enough for 10-12 ladies?
We wanted to be able to move the coop and run fairly easy without having to hire a crane
or put supports in place to do so. What we came up with is a detachable 4' run that when in place will be attached with 3 lag bolts one on each upright post and one in the middle on the top.
We are planning to put vents in on each panel up above the nesting boxes and a window will open for ventilation and light as well. The top of the 4' run will lift up for easy access to the run for cleaning. There will also be a gate at the rear under the coop to tend to food and water.
The back 2' to the right of the nesting boxes will be for storage with a door on the end of the coop. Also the on the back side there will be a large door for coop clean out.
the dimensions are as follows:
Over all length = 12'
Width = 4'
Coop = 4'x6'
Rear storage = 2'x4'
This will give the ladies 2 sqft inside the coop and 4 sqft each in the run, Is this enough?
Thats about all I can think of right now, any feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks
