i have some ideas and have trolled everywhere looking for something similar to what i need
i currently have 27 chickens and a 10X12 coop they stay in at night (lots of roosts) i let them roam in the pear orchard and garden during the day.
in april i am getting 20 more chicks and in a few years plan to expand to 100+ to meet demand of a local resort restaurant (60 dozen per week)
so right now me and my bf are thinking of a 20X 15 or 20X20 to house them in.
i know of a few requirements. (cos of drawbacks of the old coop, which is a chain link dog kennel that i put plastic on the sides for the winter with plywood thrown on top with metal roofing scraps thrown on)
1. I want the coop to be raised off the ground
2. lineolium flooring
3. hinged roosts to raise up for cleaning
4. external access to nest boxes
5. 1 whole hinged wall to use pressure washer to gut out for cleaning.
6. people height.
7. possible external run holes (to be built if i ever feel like fencing)
8. eye hocks in the ceiling to have hanging feeders and waterers (the only way to keep them clean)
so far all the coops i have seen are too small for what i need.
any help is great because i am going to start this coming week as it is the only time i have to committ because i will be on spring break
Thank you.
i currently have 27 chickens and a 10X12 coop they stay in at night (lots of roosts) i let them roam in the pear orchard and garden during the day.
in april i am getting 20 more chicks and in a few years plan to expand to 100+ to meet demand of a local resort restaurant (60 dozen per week)
so right now me and my bf are thinking of a 20X 15 or 20X20 to house them in.
i know of a few requirements. (cos of drawbacks of the old coop, which is a chain link dog kennel that i put plastic on the sides for the winter with plywood thrown on top with metal roofing scraps thrown on)
1. I want the coop to be raised off the ground
2. lineolium flooring
3. hinged roosts to raise up for cleaning
4. external access to nest boxes
5. 1 whole hinged wall to use pressure washer to gut out for cleaning.
6. people height.
7. possible external run holes (to be built if i ever feel like fencing)
8. eye hocks in the ceiling to have hanging feeders and waterers (the only way to keep them clean)
so far all the coops i have seen are too small for what i need.
any help is great because i am going to start this coming week as it is the only time i have to committ because i will be on spring break
Thank you.