My coop..how did we do?

[chickendude9]

Do you think this is a good hen house?

 

[loveourbirds]

I like the coop! there is one thing that I seen that may make your life easier however. the roost appears lower than the nest boxes. instead of using the roost they will roost on the boxes and fill them full.

I do like the size of your run, seems like they have plenty room to be chickens.

 

[Aime137]

Nice job!

 

[4 the Birds]

Hmmmmn.... Not sure how you are planning to clean inside. Hopefully you have a side door to swing open for cleaning since you will get pretty tired of crawling in through that front opening. I would make plywood enclosures for the nest boxes so the birds don't roost on the edges and poo in the nests. Of course nest box access door would be too high then. You could collect eggs from the right side access door if the coop is not too wide. You can then add a roost bar or two at the back end from the top of the nest box enclosure. An access door near the roost bar would be best since that is where most of the waste will be. Not sure of your ventilation but you will want a way to have air movement out up high without drafts. I would add a few sheet of plywood, bead board, or scrap panels over a portion of the run. This will give them shade. Hope this helps!

 

[chickendude9]

Yeah its not 100% done but you get the picture. Were putting a window on the side and making adjustments to the nesting boxes

 

[boxofpens]

Very nice. I agree about the roost. If you put it higher than the nest boxes you'll have less roosting & pooping in them. You have a nice long run too. They like to run & stretch their legs. Good job.

 

[cknkids]

Looks great... I thinks they're all works in progress. Enjoy!!!

 

[Angelak]

Nice,but from our experience wider works best n less length.but looks sturdy

 

[chickendude9]

Here is the new roost. Also put some plywood over nesting boxes so they get used to sleeping on the roost.

 

[boxofpens]

Better. Is that as high as you can get it? They still may roost on the nest box that is higher up. They want to get as high as possible, so they're going to keep going up until they can't go any higher. How many chickens do you have?