Input on this Coop plan

[we3ernes]

How much will all of this cost?

Well, the shed itself is a gift from my father. Most of the interior fittings will be leftovers from our house build. I will need to purchase hardwarecloth, polycarbonate for the windows, chicken wire, and some miscellaneous items. Not entirely sure wha the end build cost will be.

 

[we3ernes]

Yes, yes it is. Being a long time cadder, when I see a model I automatically try to rotate it!
If studs are on a different level you can turn that one off, make it easier to view it.

Yeah, if I had only thought of that....

 

[aart]

Yeah, if I had only thought of that....

I Know, Right!?
I use a different program, and am not familiar with SU, but I can move things to different levels after the fact.

 

[we3ernes]

Here you go @aart :

Of course removing the framing and rafter makes it a bit more difficult to understand in some ways, but I think you can get an idea here. Oh, I also need to add a ladder to the roosts!

 

[aart]

Here you go @aart :

Of course removing the framing and rafter makes it a bit more difficult to understand in some ways, but I think you can get an idea here. Oh, I also need to add a ladder to the roosts!
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I would have left the rafters showing..and maybe windows, which would represent where walls are.
Some folks will be able to get the idea, others will not...
....tho modeling really helped me communicate design ideas to clients.

 

[thecreekhouse]

I have A PVC feeder in my coop. I can fill it from outside the coop and it works great. However it originally had several bends in it and the feed was getting bottlenecked in the bends and not flowing down easily into the feeder opening. I had to get the carpenter who built my coop to come back out and reconfigure/re-install it so that it’s a straight drop from where I pour the feed in outside the coop to the bottom where the chickens access the feed. Now it works great. So if you do a PVC feeder, be sure that you don’t have angles or bends in the pipe through which the feed is supposed to flow. You’ll get blockages and the feeder won’t work right.

 

[culturalinfidel]

I have A PVC feeder in my coop. I can fill it from outside the coop and it works great. However it originally had several bends in it and the feed was getting bottlenecked in the bends and not flowing down easily into the feeder opening. I had to get the carpenter who built my coop to come back out and reconfigure/re-install it so that it’s a straight drop from where I pour the feed in outside the coop to the bottom where the chickens access the feed. Now it works great. So if you do a PVC feeder, be sure that you don’t have angles or bends in the pipe through which the feed is supposed to flow. You’ll get blockages and the feeder won’t work right.

My PVC feeder is a straight tube with the y at the bottom. I have the y going through the fence of my run under the coop and I can still fill it up from the outside that way. It worked well for our use when we used it (it's been a while to be honest).

Figured a picture would explain it better.



OP - I am looking forward to seeing your finished coop. Amazing amount of time and homework into the building of it! Kudos!