How I made my chicken coop FOR FREE!

[JacinLarkwell]

Largely depends on the flock. I have a Wyandotte that'll peck anyone who gets close to her on the roost or near the feeder.She demands her own space.

Okay?

 

[HenHouse Henry]

Thank you, and yea I agree it needs some work to make it “bullet proof”, but for now only 7 chickens sleep in there, and there is more than enough room for them. Out of those 7, 5 are hens, so 3 nest boxes is also ok for now.
And if you see in the video, the metal slate is twice as long as the coop. That’s because I plan to expand it early next year to accommodate more chickens.
The roost bars are very smooth on most surfaces, especially the one fromleftover wood. The “sharp” edges are nothing but natural branch imperfections, and chickens are too smart to stand on those small parts. I do see your concern tho, and I will consider going out and sanding those out.
Ventilation is not a concern because I leave the door open even at night. And when I plan to close it, in winter, there is gaps on top where the side pallets meet the roof, not sure if the video shows that.
As far as predators, I do t have any ground predators in my area. No coyotes or raccoons or anything like that ( luckily ) , the only pesky predators around here are red tail hawks. So that’s why my coop is built the way it is.
And lastly the roof. It’s solid . The unexpected snow storm we had last year, as shown in the video, did not penetrate at all. It was completely dry inside.

You did a great job, I like that you used recycled materials, I see a lot of coops where people have spent $$$ and at the end of the day if the chickens are happy then you did good.