High entry - confusion

[snow5164]

Yes that’s an ingenious coop, you go in the front door they go in the window ... neat!!

Your ramp looks good , they’ll figure it out ! Good luck

 

[Lesjr883]

Mine mine is about 5’ high and the chicks have no problem getting up and down.

 

[Aapomp831]

This was taken before winter last year - we received the bus gutted, so it was easy enough for my husband to modify it!

They go on the roosts as soon as they get in the bus, so no jumping required - just to get off the roosts.

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Freaking awesome.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

View attachment 1493028 Mine mine is about 5’ high and the chicks have no problem getting up and down.

That is scary..... I bet the each chick says a little prayer before going in the coop!

 

[Stacyoung13]

Before the new coop, my silkies had to go up a ramp. I would pick one up, ( I had 5), put her on the ramp and keep my hands by her and kinda guide / shoo her up the ramp, I would do this with all of them, one at a time. After about the 3rd night they had the idea. Except for Cotton, my white Silkie, she's kinda afraid of heights, but I think she just wanted held. LOL ! Good luck with yours.

 

[sirrobyn0]

Not to ask a dumb question, but I was looking at your picture, can you change the one wall of the run to include the door area of the bus? You could build a ramp up that and it would be much, much lower. I assume it isn't like that now so you can use it to enter the coop, if you changed the run wall, then for a human enterance use either the back door if it has one, or the emergence exit on the side if it has one. A simple staircase build should allow you to get in easy enough and no cutting into the body of the bus required. It's just a thought.