New to chickens!

[sarahfvosz]

Hi guys. I'm brand new to chickens but will be getting our 3 egg-layers in a month or so. We are planning on using the design in the picture attached- just making it a bit larger, so the coop will be 4X4 and the run 4X8.

Do you see any flaws with this design? We live in a cold climate so it will be nice to have a covered run to keep out snow and rain and a plywood back to keep out the north wind.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome! We are glad you joined our flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Looks great to me. The only thing I'm not seeing is an apron type thing around the whole thing to help prevent diggers.
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[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Glad to have you here with the BYC community.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[drumstick diva]

For one thing, as soon as chicken math hits, you will need a much bigger coop and run. Build bigger and I promise you the chickens will come, and keep coming. It's a fact of chicken life.

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[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/


There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.


Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

I think I'd add more ventilation to the coop, other than that (and the skirt Kiki mentioned), you should be good to go.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[Joeschooks]

For one thing, as soon as chicken math hits, you will need a much bigger coop and run. Build bigger and I promise you the chickens will come, and keep coming. It's a fact of chicken life.

Welcome to Backyard chickens

Couldn’t agree more with that

Welcome to BYC! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.