New Here, and Building a Coop

[billrigsby]

I'm building my coop, to start next spring after winter. It's coming along good it's attached to a 10x10 run, a repurposed dog kennel.
I modeled It off of a project I saw here called the Colorado Coop, I messaged that person to see if they could supply the plans but never heard back.
From what they posted it looked like I had almost all the measurements I needed, I guess my only question is at this point at least, what is the steepest or best angle for the walkway for them to go from The coop to the run?
The run will be covered with a canopy of fencing, and then a mesh tarp.
Any other advice or criticisms is more than welcome.

This was the original Colorado Coop that I saw here;

TIA, Bill

 

[ChickQueen77]

Hi and welcome to BYC!!!

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Reading some of these Chicken Coops Article
Might help.

 

[saysfaa]

Steepest is 45 degrees. Less is better. An alternative is a step. Or they will hop/fly up a couple feet if there is enough side clearance to spread their wings. A landing platform or a roost/bar/branch/beam in front of the pop door would let them hop/fly up then step into the coop.

From the pictures, it is cute but if you put the nest box that high then it will be hard to get the roost higher than the nest box. They may sleep (and so poop) in the nest boxes because they will want to sleep as high as they can. You need clearance above the roost for their heads, and a foot or so on each side for their heads and tails while they are on the roost. They won't mind if the nests are floor level.