new coop questions

[gringold]

Thank you for all your replies. My sister and brother-in-law came this weekend and helped me. I'll try to post some pictures soon. I think it turned out nicely, but it cost a lot more than I was expecting. Of course, to get something this big would have cost even more to buy prefab and probably wouldn't be constructed as well. I hope to move my chicks in the coop sometime this week. They are quickly outgrowing my brooder. Have a great week.

 

[gringold]

So here is the final coop. It is still not completed in that it needs some paint and some more done to the fence. My fence is 5' tall with a 3' hardware cloth addition to the bottom and a 12" skirt I am planning on burying under mulch after I use some landscaping pins to pin it to the ground. My coop has a linoleum floor and I am trying the deep liter method. The coop is 5'x4' and the run is about 60 sq. ft. Right now I have 12 chicks, but am planning on only keeping 5 after giving some away and using the roos as meat birds. I didn't put a roof because it is under my porch and deck. The chicks seem to like it so far. They've been in it since Monday. I hope I have made it predator proof enough. I live in a neighborhood and have a fenced in backyard. They are also put up in the coop at night. All the doors have latches and screw type locks. I may add some more locks to the doors. Thanks for the advice.

 

[gringold]

Forgot the pictures