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[michellepagan]

I just joined the forum..have been lurking for over a year. Found some really fantastic ideas for a new coop. We are shooting for 90% recycled matariel. We have quite a bit of lumber still looking for other things. Probably won't actually get it built until later this summer. Looking at 30ft x 10 ft because my hubby thought 15x5 wasnt going to be good enough.

Hopefully I will be able to take pictures and get them posted by late summer.

Happy chickening
Michelle

 

[sourland]

Hi, glad that you have finally joined and looking forward to coop pictures.

 

[disrhythmic]

Welcome!

 

[monitagabel]

hello and

... sounds like an interesting idea for a coop very "GREEN". I can't wait to see pics. now I am thinking about how I could use recycled products for mine..... thanks for the idea

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, michellepagan, and

! Great to have you aboard! That's going to be a huge coop - gonna fill it with birds? Good luck to you!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hi and

Good luck with your coop! I love it that you're using recycled materials.

Enjoy the site

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[michellepagan]

Yup, I am hoping to divide it into 3 pens. Pen one will be my currently laying flock, pen 2 will be the "replacements", and pen 3 will be my meat birds. I am going to have it set in such a way that pens 1& 2can be combined in the winter. I live in Northern MN and its gets a bit chilly the end of Dec through about mid-March. I told my husband the coop needed to be 15x5 and that it would be plenty big enough....but of course he's a "guy" and bigger is better.

 

[monitagabel]

Yup, I am hoping to divide it into 3 pens. Pen one will be my currently laying flock, pen 2 will be the "replacements", and pen 3 will be my meat birds. I am going to have it set in such a way that pens 1& 2can be combined in the winter. I live in Northern MN and its gets a bit chilly the end of Dec through about mid-March. I told my husband the coop needed to be 15x5 and that it would be plenty big enough....but of course he's a "guy" and bigger is better.

I think bigger is better when it comes to coops...... gives me a reason get more chickens lol. we can't have just a few birds in such a huge coop especially in the winter time. it will get too cold and the chickens need the body heat to stay warm ... and any other reason I can think of to justify my ever expanding flock hehe.