Is my coop all wrong?!

[3KillerBs]

The last coop I had was 4x4x4 and I had 6 hens in their. They couldn't free range much because it was -50 and they refused to go outside. My new jersey giant started eating the other one and I had to kill it!

What did you expect from over-crowded birds?

If you *really* live in Alaska, and *really* have chickens at all -- which is hard to tell because your stories vary so wildly -- this is the article you need: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cold-weather-poultry-housing-and-care.72010/

 

[CarlaCo]

What if we remove the top roost bar and add two shorter T-bars under it to the back wall. My drawing sucks an NOTHING is to scale, lol

 

[Tundrawooky]

What did you expect from over-crowded birds?

If you *really* live in Alaska, and *really* have chickens at all -- which is hard to tell because your stories vary so wildly -- this is the article you need: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cold-weather-poultry-housing-and-care.72010/

That wasn't very nice, my ladies were happy once I got rid of the cannibal. I thought byc was a safe space?

 

[Tundrawooky]

What if we remove the top roost bar and add two shorter T-bars under it to the back wall. My drawing sucks an NOTHING is to scale, lol

I really think you are good to go, don't worry too much about it. Beautiful coop

 

[Vickischics]

That wasn't very nice, my ladies were happy once I got rid of the cannibal. I thought byc was a safe space?

BYC is a safe space. What's not "safe" about it? Not agreeing with someone or not liking what someone has said doesn't make BYC unsafe. We are an open forum asking for advice, on particular chicken husbandry issues. Advice can come from anywhere in the world and if you don't like what someone has pointed out in the posts, then don't listen to it.
Disagreeing, doesn't mean BYC isn't a safe place to ask questions and interact with people.
Your asking for advice and people are telling you. So, take the advice or not.

 

[3KillerBs]

What if we remove the top roost bar and add two shorter T-bars under it to the back wall. My drawing sucks an NOTHING is to scale, lol

It might help.

I'm currently a bit short of roost length for my big coop (need to both do some culling and make some modifications), and some of them roost on the support crossbars.

 

[3KillerBs]

That wasn't very nice, my ladies were happy once I got rid of the cannibal. I thought byc was a safe space?

Safe space =/= allowing dangerous misinformation to go uncorrected.

Safe space =/= pretending that abusive conditions for chickens is fine.

 

[Vickischics]

It might help.

I'm currently a bit short of roost length for my big coop (need to both do some culling and make some modifications), and some of them roost on the support crossbars.

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Me too. I have some modifications that need to be done. Always bigger and better. My husband says "Enough Vicki!". But, I can't stop! Lol

 

[Tundrawooky]

Safe space =/= allowing dangerous misinformation to go uncorrected.

Safe space =/= pretending that abusive conditions for chickens is fine.

It's not abusive!!!! Please stop judging me!

 

[Vickischics]

It's not abusive!!!! Please stop

It's not abusive!!!! Please stop judging me!

I believe you received all the correct information about your question. No one is judging you. They are simply providing correct chicken keeping information.
Good luck and hope you take all the info provided and get your situation corrected.