primaldiva
Chirping
- Nov 6, 2018
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HI all, I am in the process of a new coop build I have been designing for a few years. I have a boutique egg farm in the northern cascades of WA state with 80 hens, no roosters. It's a very elaborate coop with attached run, attached is a basic sketch before windows were framed. Due to our snow load and cold temps nest boxes will be inside the coop (22 of them).
I designed them 18" off ground, below the poop boards and roosts, in 2 rows of 11 along one wall.
I was planning on building them from sheets of this product which is made in USA and not was much as an environmental nightmare as it could be I guess. It is also $32 for a 4 x 8 sheet as opposed to $74 for sanded sheathing plywood. I would need to place edge bands on the cut edges. I am looking to avoid wood for nest boxes due to having to paint them to prevent insects etc. I feel these will be easier to keep clean. Boxes will be 12" x 12" x 13" high.
Here are my questions:
1. Anyone object to using this material? The only drawbacks I see are how heavy it is, as well as the fact that it is easier to strip screws fastened into MDF.
2. Has anyone used it? Did/do you like it?
3. I would like the 3-4" lip holding the nesting material in to be on hinges so it can flip down for easier cleaning. For a run of 12ish feet (11 boxes) I would probably divide this lip among 4 boxes each. Math is not exact but you get the picture. Any thoughts on this? Lip could be MDF or painted 2 x 4. Any objections/input on this?
Thanks in advance.
Andrea
primalDIVA farmette
I designed them 18" off ground, below the poop boards and roosts, in 2 rows of 11 along one wall.
I was planning on building them from sheets of this product which is made in USA and not was much as an environmental nightmare as it could be I guess. It is also $32 for a 4 x 8 sheet as opposed to $74 for sanded sheathing plywood. I would need to place edge bands on the cut edges. I am looking to avoid wood for nest boxes due to having to paint them to prevent insects etc. I feel these will be easier to keep clean. Boxes will be 12" x 12" x 13" high.
Here are my questions:
1. Anyone object to using this material? The only drawbacks I see are how heavy it is, as well as the fact that it is easier to strip screws fastened into MDF.
2. Has anyone used it? Did/do you like it?
3. I would like the 3-4" lip holding the nesting material in to be on hinges so it can flip down for easier cleaning. For a run of 12ish feet (11 boxes) I would probably divide this lip among 4 boxes each. Math is not exact but you get the picture. Any thoughts on this? Lip could be MDF or painted 2 x 4. Any objections/input on this?
Thanks in advance.
Andrea
primalDIVA farmette