Looking for coop ideas

[LisaR720]

Hello All!
I am so excited to be a part of the Chicken Club! I have been looking everywhere for a design for my husband to build me. I will have 6 hens and I'm looking for a walk in coop...any Ideas????
Lisa

 

[ChickenGirl555]

Do you want a large coop? Medium coop? Small coop? A certain amount of space is needed for a chicken (4 sq. ft. per bird). BYC offers many designs from all different types of people. HERE you can find many different types and sizes of coops.
Oh, and

 

[theoldchick]

This will help you!

 

[The Phantom]

I have a nice run design if you would like it.

 

[jthornton]

Hello All!
I am so excited to be a part of the Chicken Club! I have been looking everywhere for a design for my husband to build me. I will have 6 hens and I'm looking for a walk in coop...any Ideas????
Lisa

Just about any shed like building can be turned into a coop. @aart has a good write up on stack up here.

JT

 

[kanina]

Lots of things to consider.

Are you planning on staying at 6 chickens? I planned on 6-8 and I'm currently at 15 chickens and 3 ducks. The more you add, the more room you need. 2 sqft of roosting space, 4 sqft of coop space, and 10 sqft of run space per bird is what I've always understood.

What climate are you in? Are your summers super warm, is it wet a lot, extremely cold winters? Living in the midwest, I need a winter supporting coop. I built basically a summer coop, and now I'll need to upgrade this year.

Are you or someone else in your household handy? Do you want to build one yourself or buy one (do not fall into the prefabs, done that too)? A shed can fairly easily be converted into a coop. Then of course there's the plethera of ideas and blueprints on BYC that someone linked above.

Best of luck, and

 

[Chad Oftedal]

I have a nice run design if you would like it.

I'm in research mode here myself, and if you're offering, I'd sure be interested in seeing it.

Chad

 

[blackdog043]

A shed style building will work, for a walk in. I built an 8 x 12 lean to shed. One spring day, I'll get my front windows made.

 

[jthornton]

@blackdog043

I like your grit/oyster shell dispenser! Do you have a front shot of it?

JT

 

[Peckadoodle]

Still in the process of turning a 2-sided metal roofed pole barn into a large coop to keep up with chicken addiction.


The outside wall will have access to nest boxes, as well as having a window and more ventilation. All yet to come.