How to keep chickens safe and happy during coop renovation?

[ejtalbert]

Hello!
We are starting a coop renovation soon to make more room for our 5 chickens. We have our design, but we don't know how we are going to keep our 15 week old chickens happy while one or two of the walls are missing. Also, none of them have started laying yet, but we have two barred rocks that I have heard lay early and I don't want the fact that the coop is torn apart for a week or so mess up their laying?
Here is some pictures of our coop. We are thinking of expanding the coop area out into the "DIY" run and wrap around the built in run (but not cover it completely)

 

[nimrah]

if its possible you could make a temporary coop out of wood scraps or maybe bricks. message back if you want to know a quick way to make a coop out of wood.

 

[Studabird]

If it were me I would probably do 4 pallets and a crap load of hardware clothe and tarp or something for the roof. The pallets and a few branches would make a decent roost. Regardless, good luck with your renovation.

 

[ejtalbert]

if its possible you could make a temporary coop out of wood scraps or maybe bricks. message back if you want to know a quick way to make a coop out of wood.

Of course! I would love to.

 

[ejtalbert]

If it were me I would probably do 4 pallets and a crap load of hardware clothe and tarp or something for the roof. The pallets and a few branches would make a decent roost. Regardless, good luck with your renovation.

Thank you so much!

 

[nimrah]

Of course! I would love to.

make a normal large shaped box like a brooder, add an isolated area so a little nesting box on the end and add ventilation by cutting windows and covering them with net or mesh. and just have a piece of wood as the roof wich you can lift, move, and put away.

 

[centrarchid]

I would leave them in place and be slow during the remodel taking care not to startle them. If job not complete in a day, then be sure to close up for the night or move birds to a secure location. Your run as shown will be easy for raccoons to get into.

If you have the means, then purchase a game camera to see who is visiting so you can make further adjustments as needed.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

You could always keep the birds in a bunch of boxes or something in a secure location like a garage during the night. That would be the most secure option probably.

 

[nimrah]

 

[nimrah]

a bit like the image above but the nesting box can be a bit of wood just dividing it and the roof isn't attached.