I am making silkie coops this month, any suggestions?

[SilkieGirl]

I will be renovating my entire setup of older cages and building new coops for the breeds I have settled on raising. I will be raising silkies(main one) brahmas and cornish all of which are bantams. If anyone has some tips or ideas that could help me out that would be awesome.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Post #23 is how I am doing my coop!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5938956

Hope this thread helps,

Happy-Hens

 

[SilkieGirl]

That one is awesome, I already have the building im not using so I can start on it tomorow, will be perfect for wintering birds over since it gets really cold and really muddy here. My cornish cant fly either so i guess the same would work for them too. Thanks so much for telling me about that

 

[SilkieGirl]

Does anyone know a good design for smallish pair coops?

 

[VI KING RANCH]

Quote:
3x4x3 box with the front 1/2" mesh and the rest wood....these are what my cages for pairs of bantams are.

 

[AlienChick]

I ended up making a small bantam coop in my shed.

It's just a 4x4 box with an 8' run. We built it in a day.

I raked up a bunch of leaves and put it in the run and I had dried grass to add to the coop.

It's only 4' high, so the tops of the run lift off to allow me to stand up if I need to clean it out or something.

I put wire and gravel around the bottom edges.

These pics were taken before finishing the bedding, but you get the idea.