My husband and I have a good start on building a new coop for my birthday. We have had really hot weather here in California with temps in the 100's. It's been hard to get anything done with this heat!
The inclosed area is 5 ft tall, 8 ft wide and 3-1/2 ft deep. And the whole coop is 8 ft tall. We built it with ventilation in mind. In the winter, the temperatures seldom get below freezing, but summer highs can be deadly when nearing 110 degrees like it was yesterday.
The floor is going to be made of hardware cloth to allow the poop to fall through and to be raked up. The "open" floor will also help to the ventilation. I also want to add a shutter that is hinged and/or removable for the winter months to cover the 2'x8' wire window on the front of the coop.
We still have a lot of work to do with the access door, floor, nest boxes, roosts, pop door and of course the roof. Weve built it on our driveway because the nice flat surface made it easy to keep things square.
Here are some more pictures: we got the roof on and the door finished
We still have to do the floor, roosts, nest boxes and pop door. We sealed it with Thompson's water sealer. The chickens won't get to enjoy their coop for a few weeks so the coop can "cure" for awhile. We are in the process of buying a new house and want to move the new coop first to set it up.
Once we move it to the new place, we are also planning on adding a 8 ft wide x 6 ft long covered extention off the back to increase the shelter area for the chickens. That way in the winter they will have more covered areas to roam in wet weather. And of course we have to build the fenced run too
The inclosed area is 5 ft tall, 8 ft wide and 3-1/2 ft deep. And the whole coop is 8 ft tall. We built it with ventilation in mind. In the winter, the temperatures seldom get below freezing, but summer highs can be deadly when nearing 110 degrees like it was yesterday.
The floor is going to be made of hardware cloth to allow the poop to fall through and to be raked up. The "open" floor will also help to the ventilation. I also want to add a shutter that is hinged and/or removable for the winter months to cover the 2'x8' wire window on the front of the coop.
We still have a lot of work to do with the access door, floor, nest boxes, roosts, pop door and of course the roof. Weve built it on our driveway because the nice flat surface made it easy to keep things square.
Here are some more pictures: we got the roof on and the door finished
We still have to do the floor, roosts, nest boxes and pop door. We sealed it with Thompson's water sealer. The chickens won't get to enjoy their coop for a few weeks so the coop can "cure" for awhile. We are in the process of buying a new house and want to move the new coop first to set it up.
Once we move it to the new place, we are also planning on adding a 8 ft wide x 6 ft long covered extention off the back to increase the shelter area for the chickens. That way in the winter they will have more covered areas to roam in wet weather. And of course we have to build the fenced run too
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