I want to make this for wind protection for the winter

[hayley3]

and I want to make it portable, such as raised up off the ground a few inches.
Has anyone done something similar already and know of some good plans?

This is for when they are away from their coop.

 

[Hei 20]

and I want to make it portable, such as raised up off the ground a few inches.
Has anyone done something similar already and know of some good plans?

This is for when they are away from their coop.

Good Idea.

 

[hayley3]

Good Idea.

It's so windy here in the winter and although I bought them a small coop to hang out in the front yard, ($300), it's too darn small, and they really had no wind protection. I tried using a greenhouse which I thought was perfect but the wind ripped it in half.

 

[3KillerBs]

No plans for this yet (working on an article), but if you put 3 solid sides on my feed and water shelter it would serve:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-feed-and-water-shelter.1426654/

If you're not committed to the idea of building a 3-sided box with a roof you could lay a pallet on the ground and stack intact straw bales around it on the windward sides. That would allow them to be out of the wind but still able to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

 

[hayley3]

No plans for this yet (working on an article), but if you put 3 solid sides on my feed and water shelter it would serve:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-feed-and-water-shelter.1426654/

If you're not committed to the idea of building a 3-sided box with a roof you could lay a pallet on the ground and stack intact straw bales around it on the windward sides. That would allow them to be out of the wind but still able to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

I want to modify the one I posted because it's a bit too short and it looks heavier than I want since I need it to be portable.
But yours is similar to what I'm after...but I need it wider for 10 chickens and one goose to hang out in and eat when it's cold and windy. Just wondering how you keep it from being wobbly, without putting posts into the ground?

 

[3KillerBs]

Just wondering how you keep it from being wobbly, without putting posts into the ground?

Massively solid, over-built construction. We were using scrap pieces of wood and what we had was serious overkill for the purpose.

All those 2x6's didn't require any additional bracing, but if we'd been using 2x4's or making it larger we'd have used diagonal bracing to keep it steady.

If you're skinning the frame with plywood it ought to be stable even without extra bracing.

 

[aart]

This is for when they are away from their coop.

When they are free ranging?
Maybe a hoop coop?

 

[hayley3]

When they are free ranging?
Maybe a hoop coop?

My arrangement is a bit weird at the moment because I don't have $6,000 for a fence but the chickens come out of their coop in-progress and walk across the driveway to my front yard in the mornings and spend their day there. When I get the fence in the back yard, I plan on doing a hoop coop.
Since I just started using my new miter saw, I am anxious to build something for them. I don't know why I waited so long to get one. I've been using a jig saw and a japanese hand saw all these years.

 

[CluckerFamily]

How heavy is that structure? Can you easily lift it on one side and attach wheels to the other side to allow you to roll it to a new spot?

 

[aart]

I don't know why I waited so long to get one. I've been using a jig saw and a japanese hand saw all these years.

I used a jig saw for 20 year before I got my chopsaw.