New coop and run

[austrianalps13]

We built a coop on a plastic pallet to be movable and attached a kennel run closed in by chicken wire up top. Just thought I'd share. Here is an outside photo. I'll get an inside photo the next few days.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I love that you used plastic pallets! And you have great helpers!

 

[BleuSaphir]

Great coop!

 

[austrianalps13]

Inside

 

[austrianalps13]

17 chickens are comfy and tucked in. I was a little worried about the coop being too small, but it works really well with multi tiered roosts.

 

[rayrose]

Do you only have 2 nest boxes for 17 chickens?

 

[austrianalps13]

Im about to give them a third. One likes to lay on the floor. So far there have been no issues of fighting. A couple may lay theirs in the woods. But I dont really mind.

 

[CluckerFamily]

3 would work. I have 16 pullets/hens with 3 nesting boxes but truly they only use 2 of them recently.
I reduced to 3 from 6 because they only used 3.

 

[aart]

17 chickens are comfy and tucked in. I was a little worried about the coop being too small, but it works really well with multi tiered roosts.

Looks pretty crowded to me.

 

[Peppercorngal]

It looks a little crowded. You have to be careful about multiple heights for the roosts because if not spaced out properly they will *pardon me* poop on each other!