My chicken coop

[Jad1977]

Here's my hot climate article: Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care

In your climate you'd do very well to take out the interior walls to turn it into an Open Air style coop. That being a roofed wire box with a 3-sided shelter on one end.

I've actually got two for sale cockerels in a version made from a dog crate right now so you can see the concept (I'm moving it around like a tractor rather than try to keep bedding fresh).

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*Technically* it's exactly 4 square feet each for the two of them, but you can see how cramped they look.

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Neuchickenstein, the big coop in the article is an Open Air design. Camp Cockerel is another -- this time a lightweight, low-security facility for temporarily housing the for-sale birds. I actually had birds in the "winterized" version through all but the two coldest months here in North Carolina even though we had the NC version of a severe winter.

I like it. After your pointers today I actually went and had a closer look and before next summer will remove some panels relace with fine mesh wire and increase the ventilation. Love the open-air coop you have there. Very Good tips!