so I want to expand my run (basically just attaching a lean to style run onto my existing run to make it wider. I am going to leave the HWC and door between the 2 so I can close off the new section if need be for any reason).
would love any advice. and yes I have a drawing but it is just a square basically so won't do much good for anyone to see.....
the whole lean to structure will be 22' long x 6' wide (yes things come in 8' things etc. but where I can put it this is what it needs to be). the high side will be 7' the low side will be 5' (I am under 5' tall so I can walk in it just fine). If I understand correctly this is a 4:12 pitch? which from what I also understand should work in MA.
I want to take the end 6' and make a 6x6 coop. I was thinking of just doing a 2x4 frame on the ground with plywood for the floor so it is pretty much on the ground. This will allow me to walk in it. again the tall wall 7' short is 5'. I was thinking of doing plywood 5' up all around and the other part just HWC for ventilation..... Would that work and is that enough? the 5' side wouldn't have any but the 7' side would have 2' of ventilation and the other sides would have a triangle part. I would also do at least 1 window on the 5' section to let more light in. I would have 7 chickens in there (if they choose to live in that coop since the 2 will be connected). Was thinking nest boxes on either 5' or 7' side and roost bars on the other with space they can walk under the roost bars. or maybe do roost bars on top of nest boxes (so nest box with a poop board on the top and then roost bars?????) I have Brahma's, Orpingtons, Cochins. So heavy breeds that need lower roosts.
Any advice or information or something I am not thinking of?
would love any advice. and yes I have a drawing but it is just a square basically so won't do much good for anyone to see.....
the whole lean to structure will be 22' long x 6' wide (yes things come in 8' things etc. but where I can put it this is what it needs to be). the high side will be 7' the low side will be 5' (I am under 5' tall so I can walk in it just fine). If I understand correctly this is a 4:12 pitch? which from what I also understand should work in MA.
I want to take the end 6' and make a 6x6 coop. I was thinking of just doing a 2x4 frame on the ground with plywood for the floor so it is pretty much on the ground. This will allow me to walk in it. again the tall wall 7' short is 5'. I was thinking of doing plywood 5' up all around and the other part just HWC for ventilation..... Would that work and is that enough? the 5' side wouldn't have any but the 7' side would have 2' of ventilation and the other sides would have a triangle part. I would also do at least 1 window on the 5' section to let more light in. I would have 7 chickens in there (if they choose to live in that coop since the 2 will be connected). Was thinking nest boxes on either 5' or 7' side and roost bars on the other with space they can walk under the roost bars. or maybe do roost bars on top of nest boxes (so nest box with a poop board on the top and then roost bars?????) I have Brahma's, Orpingtons, Cochins. So heavy breeds that need lower roosts.
Any advice or information or something I am not thinking of?