Help with building new coop out of old shipping crate!

[JEB NC 10]

Acquired this old shipping crate. Dimensions are roughly 7ft tall, 4ft deep and 4ft wide. I'm looking to built out to make a coop. Suggestions please! Leave upright? Turn longways and raise up 2ft or 3ft on posts? Any and all suggestions appreciated!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/5759036/a/6467999/shipping-crate/sort/display_order

 

[Judy]

What a great find! I believe I'd turn it sideways, if it were mine, to give them lots more floor space. I'd remove or cut holes in some of the interior boards so they would have access. I'd use one of the spaces as the nest box. It looks to me like you could do the same to create a roost area, just leave one board as the roost.

 

[Judy]

You know, that would work well for a coop if attached directly to a run, leaving the front open, and perhaps putting a bit of roof over the part of the run closest to the coop. You can actually house them this way even in most colder climates. Here is a thread that shows what I'm thinking of:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/163417/please-show-me-your-hot-weather-coops/0_20

 

[JEB NC 10]

Thanks. And yes there will be a run attached. The photo is actually taken in the area that will be enclosed to make the run. It will be roughly an 8ft x 20ft enclosure. I was also leaning toward setting it longways and having it set up off of the ground a couple feet on posts.

A second question has one to mind - with the available space in the coop, coupled with roughly 120 sq. ft. of run space, how many chickens could I responsibly house? Right now I'm set to have 5 Golden Comets.

 

[aart]

Thanks. And yes there will be a run attached. The photo is actually taken in the area that will be enclosed to make the run. It will be roughly an 8ft x 20ft enclosure. I was also leaning toward setting it longways and having it set up off of the ground a couple feet on posts.

A second question has one to mind - with the available space in the coop, coupled with roughly 120 sq. ft. of run space, how many chickens could I responsibly house? Right now I'm set to have 5 Golden Comets.

Agrees, best way to use the most available floor space. Will need to be meshed for predator protection. Maybe you can use the interior divider wood to build the roof!

Should be fine for 5-7 birds.