How far from house?

[ra]

is there a set distance to put ur coop from ur house? out are back door we have a coverd deck. under the deck is a lot of room and would be easy to put a coop in. also with a lot of room for them to walk around in. i was just out there looking around and wounderd if its safe health wise to put them that close to the back door? i was thinking of spreading sand under there so we can see there poop and scope it up daily. is this a bad idea?

thanks for any help. also sorry for all the new ?'s i tired to use the search but it did not come up

thanks
ryan

 

[rnbnc1]

I would have concern that it would get very smelly in the summer!

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

Mine are only about 10ft from my house. Ive had no problems.

 

[Alley]

My coop is close to the house (15 feet) and the only problem I have is they wake me up wanting out in the yard at the crack of dawn! I never have problems with smell but I clean my coop every other day.

 

[wendy]

what is now our coop and run is close to the house. my dh built it for our son to play inside. he would run down the driveway and i was pregnant, due in august in louisiana

i was almost 40 and had a hard time catching up with him! well he would cry and did not want to stay in there and play with me or with toys. so we turned it into a chicken yard and dh added the coop

we have pretty hot summers and we don't have a problem with smell, we clean it out often and use the manure for fertilizer

now with it being close we do hear cutting up from the group, but i think it also helps with preditors too, to keep them at bay!

 

[Lollipop]

The odor problem occurs when all the crap gets wet. If you are sure it won`t you may have a winner.

 

[ra]

its very dry under there. the wife would let them out to run around when she is outside in the garden or doing other things. we are outside a lot. it sounds like it will work pretty good. i would just need to build a coop under there and they would have plenty of safe room to run around in. about 10x20 feet

ryan

 

[cmom]

I agree with the other posts. There is no set distance to have the coop from your house. I have seen coops that are attached to the side of their house.

 

[mtnhomechick]

Ours is about 15 ft. from the back door. I have had concerns about chicken dust getting into the house. Smell isn't a problem for me but I keep it real clean. An advantage is that it's easier to maintain if you just have to step out a few feet.