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- Jul 26, 2015
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I'm torn on how to set-up my new coop/run. My new house has a shed they we are not currently using and I'd like to use it for building a coop. I'm running into a problem though. It's far too big for a coop by itself.
We are starting with four or five chickens. I'm thinking about walling off the one side of the shed from the doorway back, but I'm concerned about how narrow that would make the coop. The easiest option would be to just close off the front and use the previous-owner repaired side panel as an entryway to the run, but I'd like to let the dogs sleep in the shed as well as it would make a great shaded area for them and keep predators away at night.
My alternative is to build an elevated, temporary coop on the side of the shed inside the run.
Ideas?
The shed is made of a concrete slab, tin roof, and particle board siding. I'm planning on making the run go around the entire shed on three sides the same height as the lowest point of the ceiling of the shed.
We are starting with four or five chickens. I'm thinking about walling off the one side of the shed from the doorway back, but I'm concerned about how narrow that would make the coop. The easiest option would be to just close off the front and use the previous-owner repaired side panel as an entryway to the run, but I'd like to let the dogs sleep in the shed as well as it would make a great shaded area for them and keep predators away at night.
My alternative is to build an elevated, temporary coop on the side of the shed inside the run.
Ideas?
The shed is made of a concrete slab, tin roof, and particle board siding. I'm planning on making the run go around the entire shed on three sides the same height as the lowest point of the ceiling of the shed.