Our shed Coop

[BirdBrain22]

We upgraded our small coop to a converted resin shed coop. Our chickens had a bad run in with cocci and the smaller coop was impossible to clean. We lost our sweetest chicken Starla .

The new coop is a 7x7 resin shed. It has vents on the top of the roof. It’s getting colder now, but in the summer we are thinking of using one of those screen doors held in place with magnets for additional ventilation.
I used a milk crate for a nesting box and it works perfectly. We used to saw horses as roosts. And have a automatic door (chicken run brand). I feel so much better about our pullets having a safe big warm coop for winter. Once their antibiotics regimen is done we can put our cockerel Sergio back in with his ladies.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions to make our coop better. Thanks,
Bird Brain

 

[aart]

It’s getting colder now, but in the summer we are thinking of using one of those screen doors held in place with magnets for additional ventilation.

You need 24/7/365 ventilation.
How many birds in there?

for winter

What kind of winter?

Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
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[BirdBrain22]

You need 24/7/365 ventilation.
How many birds in there?


What kind of winter?

Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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We live in Michigan. On both sides of the top of the coop there are 3 slots for ventilation. We have 4 hens and 1 rooster but he’s separate from the hens at the moment. I’ll update my profile.

 

[3KillerBs]

Love your sawhorse roosts. I like the idea of mobile roosts that make a coop more flexible.

On both sides of the top of the coop there are 3 slots for ventilation

You'll need more than "slots" even in the winter.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/repecka-illustrates-coop-ventilation.77659/

Have a look at this conversion of a similar shed for ideas: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-scoop-on-a-rubbermaid-big-max-coop.76444/

 

[aart]

On both sides of the top of the coop there are 3 slots for ventilation.

Yeah, need to have more than that.
Also concerned that your tarp covered run may not hold up to any snow load.

 

[BirdBrain22]

We live in Michigan. On both sides of the top of the coop there are 3 slots for ventilation. We have 4 hens and 1 rooster but he’s separate from the hens at the moment. I’ll update my profile.

Yeah, need to have more than that.
Also concerned that your tarp covered run may not hold up to any snow load.

There is hardware cloth roof under the tarp so it should be okay for snow…. What recommendations do you have for adding ventilation? Thanks for your input.

 

[BirdBrain22]

Love your sawhorse roosts. I like the idea of mobile roosts that make a coop more flexible.



You'll need more than "slots" even in the winter.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/repecka-illustrates-coop-ventilation.77659/

Have a look at this conversion of a similar shed for ideas: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-scoop-on-a-rubbermaid-big-max-coop.76444/

Thank you so much

 

[aart]

There is hardware cloth roof under the tarp so it should be okay for snow…. What recommendations do you have for adding ventilation? Thanks for your input.

Can you get some pics from the back of the coop....
...and inside the run, specifically the framing under the HC?
Where in MI are you north, south, east, west?