Beetlejuice
In the Brooder
Hi All,
Finally bought my first home, we close later this month so in true BYC style one of my first thoughts (after getting the garage done, I am a petrolhead after all), is to chickenfy the garden!
Here is an image, it is approx 60x25ft, with a slight gradient to from about half depth from the house.
At present, the first job is to build a garden shed,which will probably be at the far end of this picture. and then my intention is to build a coop off of/next to that. Because this is our starter home we intend to stay in for about 5 yrs, I was debating about using a tractor style coop but have eventually decided to use a dog kennel/run as a base with a coop either inside or on the edge of it, so that it can be re purposed into a dog kennel should a future owner wish. I've really liked the Norgaard family coop and aim to build something very similar.
We are allowed 4 chickens where I live (We want more which is why we intend to get a homestead eventually) and although we luckily we don't have any predators I intend to only let our chickens roam free in the garden when we are home. It's a rule my parents had when we were growing up and it helped a lot in avoiding fox attacks etc. Therefore I want a reasonable sized coop for them to roam around when we are not at home. I want 2 RIR's and my wife will be choosing the others.
It's most likely that I will be building the coop early next year ready for chicks next summer, which will give me time to find a used dog run and plan a coop, so feel free to chime in with your ideas!
Finally bought my first home, we close later this month so in true BYC style one of my first thoughts (after getting the garage done, I am a petrolhead after all), is to chickenfy the garden!
Here is an image, it is approx 60x25ft, with a slight gradient to from about half depth from the house.
At present, the first job is to build a garden shed,which will probably be at the far end of this picture. and then my intention is to build a coop off of/next to that. Because this is our starter home we intend to stay in for about 5 yrs, I was debating about using a tractor style coop but have eventually decided to use a dog kennel/run as a base with a coop either inside or on the edge of it, so that it can be re purposed into a dog kennel should a future owner wish. I've really liked the Norgaard family coop and aim to build something very similar.
We are allowed 4 chickens where I live (We want more which is why we intend to get a homestead eventually) and although we luckily we don't have any predators I intend to only let our chickens roam free in the garden when we are home. It's a rule my parents had when we were growing up and it helped a lot in avoiding fox attacks etc. Therefore I want a reasonable sized coop for them to roam around when we are not at home. I want 2 RIR's and my wife will be choosing the others.
It's most likely that I will be building the coop early next year ready for chicks next summer, which will give me time to find a used dog run and plan a coop, so feel free to chime in with your ideas!