New Coop

[Klynnd2015]

Hello everyone! I have 4 ducks, but am planning on getting more (plus my female is sitting on eggs) and I would like to build them a new and bigger coop. The coop they are in now is perfect for the 4 of them but not for more. I am horrible with drawing out plans and was wondering if there’s any good sites with drawn up plans. I need it to be raised since I live in a wooded area and there are predatory animals around. The one big question I have is about the floor. In my current raised coop the floor is just plywood with plenty of hay on top. The problem with this is that the wood is now rotting and getting disgusting since there is moisture in there. Is there anything I can put down on the floor that will make it easy to clean and that will help the wood last longer? There will still be hay on top of course, I just need something in between the wood and hay. I’ve heard that vinyl sheeting or exterior semigloss paint will work but not sure which would be better or is there’s something else I could use.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

We are building a duck house right now. Using kitchen vinyl sheet flooring..

 

[Rickba]

I made my last coop out of recycled deck boards. Treated so they won't rot and dries out quickly. Easy to keep clean. I put rat wire underneath so critter can't get through and spaces.

 

[Klynnd2015]

This is my current coop we built. Basically just doubling the size.