alicemichelle
In the Brooder
Hi folks! I'm looking for some thoughtful advise. My husband & I are building a mobile coop for our forthcoming hens. They're arriving in mid-april as chicks from mcmurray hatchery. We have just under an acre, and plan on moving the coop daily or every other day, and hopefully we can let them free range too under supervision.
So the structure is an A-frame, approx. 6' x 8' and most of this will be enclosed as the "run". I'm looking for advice on what size the actual enclosed coop/roost part should be. This is for 6 hens. We are thinking 2 nest-boxes off the back, and one side will open up for cleaning. We're also undecided about flooring and roofing material.
We live in western Kentucky, so winters are not bad at all...just very wet.
I am attaching a picture of what we have started, and a picture of a sorta inspiration (just borrowed from the internet: not my coop!)..although ours will be less huge and lighter weight.
We'll have a sampler of breeds: australorp, barred rock, sl wyandotte, ameraucana, whitings true green, and a partridge cochin.
Thank you!
So the structure is an A-frame, approx. 6' x 8' and most of this will be enclosed as the "run". I'm looking for advice on what size the actual enclosed coop/roost part should be. This is for 6 hens. We are thinking 2 nest-boxes off the back, and one side will open up for cleaning. We're also undecided about flooring and roofing material.
We live in western Kentucky, so winters are not bad at all...just very wet.
I am attaching a picture of what we have started, and a picture of a sorta inspiration (just borrowed from the internet: not my coop!)..although ours will be less huge and lighter weight.
We'll have a sampler of breeds: australorp, barred rock, sl wyandotte, ameraucana, whitings true green, and a partridge cochin.
Thank you!

