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
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
