Hello from Alabama! Reading for years, finally planning coop

Which is better for coop? Raised coop or walk in?

  • Raised coop with walk in run

    Votes: 1 14.3%

  • Walk in coop and run

    Votes: 6 85.7%
  • Total voters
    7
  • Poll closed .
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Welcome to BYC!​
 
N F C said:
:welcome

Have you checked out the Coops/Runs articles? There are 100's of ideas you can get there that will help you get it right the first time. Be sure to make it BIG, chickens hate to be crowded and it will help you keep it clean if you can stand up and move around in it.
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Best of luck!
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Yes, the information has been invaluable! Sometimes it gives me more questions than answers, LOL !
 
Willowspirit said:
So fun to see your excitement about chickens. So many of us suffer from chicken hysteria. My chicken math has led me to the brink of hoarding! I currently have two sets of baby chicks. One set is five weeks and the other three weeks. That's eleven. I have 6 bantams (d'uccle millefleur including a rooster) coming in June and 4 Spitzhaubens coming in September! That's about 20 chickens for my first year! So welcome, welcome! :jumpy:jumpy:jumpyetc.
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WOW, that is some chicken math :)
 
SouthernCountryGirl said:
Hi everyone! I've wanted chickens for years and now finally convinced (read coerced) my husband to agree :)
He can build ANYTHING and puts great effort into all his projects. So..... I want to get my design right the first time. Let me be clear, I have NEVER raised chickens before. I want a coop with growing room but I plan on having 4-6 chickens to start with a max at 12 later on. MY brother-in-law has chickens and will give me some starters to have eggs immediately. Maybe later let one of my hens hatch out some chicks. Anyway, LOVE this site!! So excited to be a part of this community!
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What part of Al are you in? I’m 20 mins from Montgomery.
 
N F C said:
:welcome

Have you checked out the Coops/Runs articles? There are 100's of ideas you can get there that will help you get it right the first time. Be sure to make it BIG, chickens hate to be crowded and it will help you keep it clean if you can stand up and move around in it.
chicken-coops.12

Best of luck!
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I want to have the DLM in the coop so I plan on having it around two and a half feet off the ground with a drop down door to clean it out. I'm thinking the coop will be 5X8 or 6X8??? I would love to hear pros and cons of this size and concept. Thanks!
 

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