Not a coop or a run, but still construction. IDEAS needed !

[jenjscott]

OK, hubby has agreed (only because he wants to get the chickens and turkeys out of the house) to help me build a incubation and brooding shed.

It can't be too big, but must have room for incubators and maybe a stacked brooder. It will be insulated for heat/air so I can use it any time of the year. Now what I need are some recommendations, design ideas, requirements I might not have thought of, etc to get the whole thing planned out BEFORE I start building it.

Get those thinkers in gear and let me hear from you!

 

[Chirpy]

If you haven't already, you should spend a bunch of time on the coop pages of BYC - that should give you lots of great ideas... with pictures!

My only thought at the moment, because I'm tired and the grandparents just arrived and I have to go, is to make it bigger than you think you need and make sure you have enough room to walk around in when carrying anything.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Since it is for incubation, you need to be able to keep the temperature constant. Since you are in delta country, you probably don't have a hillside you could build it into to keep the temperature constant. Maybe in heavy shade? I'd consider good insulation a must. Maybe a partition between the brooder and the incubator with the incubator portion on the north side away from the sun. I think constant temperature will be your biggest problem.