Well, I was informed that I get to build a chicken coop this coming weekend and have been scouring the net looking for plans. I stumbled onto this site and am looking forward into diggin through the forum. I have built a lot of different things...electronic and automation R&D to be exact. Building a coop......IDK where to begin and I feel ill prepared. I'm not one that likes to just throw something together because I take great pride in my work. Granted it may take a lil longer than bubble gum and duct tape, but the finished product ALWAYS looks store bought. I have two days and am about to dive in. Granted, I may throw the brakes on to pour a footer first...seems that's the best design to start with. Short bio on me... If it has electricity flowing into it...electronic parts, i.e.-PLC's, PIC's, TTL, Windows, Linux, SQL, reverse engineering or manipulating an already produced product...I can do it. I'm an Automation Control's Engineer and take pride in my work. If I can design it to run with two button's....I'd try it and think everything through. I love programming, gardening, hiking, hunting, fishing...farming.
Welcome to the forum! Glad you found us! Two days is not much time to prepare. If you are looking for coop ideas, you can look up at the top of this page under coops. I also suggest you read these articles. The ventilation one is the main one but the others might come in handy. Pat’s Big Ol' Ventilation Page https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-VENTILATION Pat’s Cold Coop (winter design) page: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-winter-coop-temperatures Pat’s Big Ol' Mud Page (fixing muddy runs): https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run Air Flow Diagrams http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/AE/AE-97.html I also suggest you follow the link in my signature to get my thoughts on space requirements. When you build it, assume a 120 dog will want to get in there real bad. Or a big boar raccoon will climb on top and try to pull it apart. Build it strong! Good luck and once again
