We have decieded to pay a contractor to build our run. We are old, tired, and its been a really rough year, as some of you well know. (Remember Iowa?)
I just want your approval of our plans, because this takes all we have saved! $$ And your approval is THE final word.
The 4x6 coop will be inside the run. The run measures 27'x12'x8' tall. There will be a deck off the people door(4"x4'), and a "chicken deck" off the pop hole door (so they can walk straight out onto their deck instead of going down a ramp, which will be at the END of their deck. Also 4'x4'. This is to encourage them to be out more in our terribly harsh winters. The coop is a raised coop 18" off the ground.)
The run will be fully roofed end to end with metal roofing, and sloped for run off to the ravine side of our property. Yes we get wind, and yes the contractor has planned for this. Posts will be sunk 3' deep and set 3' apart.
A entrance door of course on the people door side of the run. I was going to go with 2 doors, one on each end, but I figured it was just more to shovel out. We are also going to erect a small hoop house over the chickens deck in the wintertime to encourage them to be out more.
By the way, we will have 8 standard Buff Orpingtons. I know, we COULD have more, but not in the coop, and we DO have harsh, long winters, and there will be days on end when they won't come out, period.
Am I missing anything? Would you add anything? The contract awaits my signature. It seems very reasonable for the work to be done, and, believe me, we done it plenty of times. (We even got a senior discount. Am I really that old?
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Your opinion is all I need!!
Thanks so much,
Ma
I just want your approval of our plans, because this takes all we have saved! $$ And your approval is THE final word.
The 4x6 coop will be inside the run. The run measures 27'x12'x8' tall. There will be a deck off the people door(4"x4'), and a "chicken deck" off the pop hole door (so they can walk straight out onto their deck instead of going down a ramp, which will be at the END of their deck. Also 4'x4'. This is to encourage them to be out more in our terribly harsh winters. The coop is a raised coop 18" off the ground.)
The run will be fully roofed end to end with metal roofing, and sloped for run off to the ravine side of our property. Yes we get wind, and yes the contractor has planned for this. Posts will be sunk 3' deep and set 3' apart.
A entrance door of course on the people door side of the run. I was going to go with 2 doors, one on each end, but I figured it was just more to shovel out. We are also going to erect a small hoop house over the chickens deck in the wintertime to encourage them to be out more.
By the way, we will have 8 standard Buff Orpingtons. I know, we COULD have more, but not in the coop, and we DO have harsh, long winters, and there will be days on end when they won't come out, period.
Am I missing anything? Would you add anything? The contract awaits my signature. It seems very reasonable for the work to be done, and, believe me, we done it plenty of times. (We even got a senior discount. Am I really that old?
Your opinion is all I need!!
Thanks so much,
Ma