My New Coop "Alcatraz" - need all the advice that I can get

[madibhai]

 

[madibhai]

 

[madibhai]

The roof where you can see the chickens through it.

 

[madibhai]

Here is the solar trickle charger that i am going to install this weekend.

 

[RonP]

Nice!!!

 

[madibhai]

how many chickens do you think that i can comfortably put in there?

i have to get my one old chicken back from a friend and i want to put in 2 silkies. but now a neighbor wants to give me her 5 chickens.

Can i have 16 chickens in there?

 

[RonP]

Most will quote the 4 square feet per bird inside and 10 square feet per bird outside.

What are your square footage?

 

[madibhai]

i am going to measure the inside and outside and get back to you.

 

[madibhai]

Have been tired of working on the coop. So I have been slacking. But this weekend. I worked on it for one hour. This is what I did. Put on the trickle charger. The solar panel is on there clamped to the battery for the drawbridge.

 

[madibhai]

Put in the solar powered light. This way if something comes up to the coop. We will know.