Helpful hints for building coops

[CapricornFarm]

Wants to see the whole thing, please?
Is there a trough for eggs to go into?

Yes. A door where you collect the eggs.


You can see the space where the eggs go in this photo.
Here is the nest box without the angled tray.

 

[Fluffyflufffluff]

I am currently building my biggest coop ever and thought about how many newbies are trying to build their first coop ever. Thinking of all you struggling to learn the use of tools and with questions on your mind about planning, i thought it would be helpful to share what i have learned and let others do the same. Even small tips can ease frustration in the building process. If you just want to share pictures of your progress, have at it. Let's share and encourage each other.
The usual back yard chicken rules apply. Please play nice, no need to be rude. Everyone has to learn sometime . Welcome to my coop building thread.

The walls of the chicken coop need to be well insulated. This will help keep your chickens warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Isolating the walls will also help keep the chickens dry. In colder climates, when your chickens are dry, they can withstand the cold.

 

[jvls1942]

The walls of the chicken coop need to be well insulated. This will help keep your chickens warm in the winter and cool in the summer. [ Isolating] the walls will also help keep the chickens dry. In colder climates, when your chickens are dry, they can withstand the cold.

too much corona virus on peoples minds ..

 

[aart]

The walls of the chicken coop need to be well insulated. This will help keep your chickens warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Isolating the walls will also help keep the chickens dry. In colder climates, when your chickens are dry, they can withstand the cold.

Ehhhh, nah.
Insulation is rarely needed, maybe in extreme climates,
and can harbor rodents and insects.
Good roofing with large overhangs to protect vents and windows is what keeps the coop dry.

 

[jvls1942]

my main coop is insulated. but without auxiliary heat, it still gets freezing cold in there.
if you do insulate, pay special attention to ventilation, or humidity will build up ..
humidity in the coop will really adversely affect your chickens..
March came in like a lamb, going out like a lion

 

[CapricornFarm]

The walls of the chicken coop need to be well insulated. This will help keep your chickens warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Isolating the walls will also help keep the chickens dry. In colder climates, when your chickens are dry, they can withstand the cold.

I don't put insulation in the coops. As long as the birds are out of direct wind, they are fine.

 

[CapricornFarm]

My nest box netted me 2 Mille Fleur D'uccle eggs today!

 

[Geggs]

Rule of twos....
Make it twice as big as you think you need, walk in....
Put in twice the amount of ventilation you think you need.
It will cost twice as much as you planned.
It will take twice as long to build as you thought it would.

If this is your first flock build coop first, then get chicks.
Since you built it bigger build in a in coop brooder/chicken jail.
Dirt floor for DLM

Gary

I looked at the link. Holy Scramboli, that's a chicken coop! Since this was several years ago now, how are things going? I definitely agree with your rule of two's, except for the time part, for us, that was about a factor of 4, but we're not as young as we used to be.

I might post a pic or 2 of my little 4x8 starter coop at some point. My 2 light Brahma hens and one white Jersey Giant roo seem happy enough there. They will be 1 year old in April. They started laying in December and average about 10 medium to large eggs a week between them.

 

[aart]

My nest box netted me 2 Mille Fleur D'uccle eggs today!
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The new plastic rollaway one.....they used it just fine?
I was wondering if the plastic might be slippery footing.....do you have a pad in there at all?

 

[aart]

Since this was several years ago now, how are things going?

@IdyllwildAcres are you still around?