New Chicken Mom Intro & Question

[ra30ra]

May I suggest, that you remove the access door and attach a covered run there. You don't really need another wall, since you are in Florida. The bump out would give them more room to get off the roosts, as well as more air flow. I leave my coops open to the run 24/7 because it doesn’t get very cold here, it allows the chickens more freedom, and it's less work for me. Water and food can be kept in the covered run and that will leave more floor space and less mess in the coop.

Great idea! I guess my hubby has some more designing to do.

 

[janiedoe]

Is my coop house to small for 6 as well? It measures 3.5W x 4L x 4H - not including 3 nesting boxes.

Technically yes, but if you leave off that door and let them have 24/7 access to the run, (add some roosts and activities to the run) it will work out.

 

[janiedoe]

Great idea! I guess my hubby has some more designing to do.

Poor hubby...blame aunt janie!

 

[janiedoe]

I should tell you that one of the major complaints about premanufatured coops, other than what we've addressed, is that the roofs and the space where the egg boxes attach often leak.
Keep an eye on that!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @ra30ra

 

[ra30ra]

I should tell you that one of the major complaints about premanufatured coops, other than what we've addressed, is that the roofs and the space where the egg boxes attach often leak.
Keep an eye on that!

Oh my goodness. Really!? Ok we’re starting over with this whole chicken coop thing.

 

[janiedoe]

Oh my goodness. Really!? Ok we’re starting over with this whole chicken coop thing.

The prefab make pretty good brooders, if you ever have a broody hen.

 

[ra30ra]

Just talked to the hubby and we’re going to use this little coop and run for the meantime since they are flying out of brooder box and my husband is building an entire new coop himself . We’re thinking something more along the lines of these pictures….

Then we will clean, paint and sell this one to someone with fewer chicks. Thanks for all the tips.

 

[TwoCrows]

Just talked to the hubby and we’re going to use this little coop and run for the meantime since they are flying out of brooder box and my husband is building an entire new coop himself . We’re thinking something more along the lines of these pictures….

Then we will clean, paint and sell this one to someone with fewer chicks. Thanks for all the tips.

Very nice, this will work!

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. Great that your husband is building an entire coop himself. I made the pre-manufactured mistake, not once, but twice.