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Hey Wayne!
There was 2 reasons for me to put the coop on the trailer. one, I could move it around the property during the different seasons. the second was, if I was going to be gone a few days, I could leave it at friends house. they would have eggs and not go out of there way. it would be clean and not a eye-saw.
The trailer was given to me by a friend. it needed work. I cleaned it up, I painted it, I put new wheels on it, and it was ready to go. what it was rated for, I didn't know. it has leaf-springs on it.
I knew I was going to try and keep it as light as possible. it had to be good for a 1000 pounds. I put 2x6 pressure treated every 2ft. I put 4x8 pressure treated 3x4 plywood on the floor. the rest was 2x4x8 and I thought about it being top heavy, but I did want to be able to use and walk around the coop without ducking my head to do things around the coop. so I spaced out the 2x4x8 as far as possible and doubled up on corners. I kept an eye on the tires and the springs. I used t-1 11 so didn't have to add another form of siding after applying plywood. another big save in weight, I used ice- shield for the rooftop. that Ice shield is a roof in itself that will last along time. because 15 birds were going inside and nothing more than the feed, I thought it would be fine to move around. wind was brought to my attention from another member, take that into consideration as well. after building the coop, of course, I come up with more idea's and plans for another coop. I'm getting ready to do another one, this one for ducks. the idea I have for this one is to save in material, make it much more easy to move. instead needing needing height to do my chores, I will make a wall that opens like a door. this will allow me to work on the coop, keep the height down, get my eggs, more cost effective, and most important!!! much more stable. I'm in the process of doing the plans, if you would like, I would be happy to forward them to you. send me the information and picture of your trailer and I would be happy to help. who knows, I might just make this coop a tool shed and build another coopdeville for my girls. have a good day. Ed....... Tannersville New York
