Materials and size

[psocks]

First I just placed an order today for 15
lovely ladies. 5 barred rocks, 5 rhode island
reds, 3 black sex links and 2 red sex links.My
questions:
Is it acceptable to use pressure treated wood?
If not what do you use that will not rot?
I am making the coop 4x8. In saying that
they will also have a 27x24 yard to run in. The
coop is strictly for roosting and the nesting boxes.

Comments welcome!
Pete

 

[Snakeoil]

Pressure treated wood is fine, it's what I used...

 

[clayhill]

Yea, pressure-treated lumber for the coop is fine. The only exceptions are the roosts and nest boxes, they should not be treated. From what I understand the chickens should not be in direct contact with the treated lumber any more than possible.

 

[redoak]

If your not doing organic pressure treated is fine. Your 4x8 coop might be a little on the small side if your chickens will be locked up for any length of time (rain, snow, etc).