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[ShrekDawg]

How would this do for six chickens? Is it roomy enough on the inside?

 

[junebuggena]

How would this do for six chickens? Is it roomy enough on the inside?

How easy will this be for you to clean? Where are you going to put roosts? How will you keep raccoons, cats, and rats out? How much space will the nest boxes take up? Is this the only shelter?

 

[noble]

I dont think therea any weasels or minks where i live but i should do some research. And noble what did you use to make those holes? Do you you think it would work with chickens and waste?

I have a tractor with an oger. The holes will be where the 4x4 will stand in they are 2 feet deep and will be filed with the pole and concrete. We get hurricane s here in south Louisiana so I have to make sure it will stand up to it and that's also why I use such heavy Guage wire and why it's so open . The wind just zips through it and doesn't knock it down

 

[Deleon98]

Yea it is 4×8.

Heres a picture of the wellhouse i could use but its pretty old so i figured i could use parts like the roof. What do you guys think about it?

 

[junebuggena]

Yea it is 4×8.

Heres a picture of the wellhouse i could use but its pretty old so i figured i could use parts like the roof. What do you guys think about it?

That looks like it be perfect, as long as the support structure is sound. Looks like replacing any damaged spots would be fairly easy to do. Open up that gable completely and add some hardware cloth, add some 2x4s for roosts, attach a piece of plywood with hinges and a sturdy latch for a door, and you're set.

 

[Deleon98]

Whats a gable?

 

[junebuggena]

It's that part where the front and back walls peak at the roof.

 

[TalkALittle]

Yea it is 4×8.

Heres a picture of the wellhouse i could use but its pretty old so i figured i could use parts like the roof. What do you guys think about it?

I'd use the well house. It looks great! It's hard to tell the dimensions, but I assume it's not tall enough to stand in. If not then I'd put it up on legs and give it a proper floor. My coop started life as a little kids play structure. Bending down and getting in there to retrieve a bird was a pain--literally. If I wasn't straining my back, I was whacking my head. From now on my coops will all be either walk-in or elevated so the floor is waist height.

 

[DanDeb]

Still a work in progress! (Need to put some paint on it) 8'X8' coop, 8'X24' run. 12 hens. Americana's, Welsummer's & asst yard chickens with one Jersey Giant/Rhode Island Red mix rooster to keep 'em on their toes! We just introduced the Americana's and Welsummer pullets to the older hens and rooster with only a few minutes of drama. Now, they are all bud's with only the everyday chicken yard expectations. And just a couple of days ago we got our FIRST EGG!! Whoo-Hoo!

 

[Spartan22]

I would go for that wellhouse, just some tweaking with 2x4s to reinforce the frames ( making the frame strong) open the gable and replace w hardware cloth (like @junebuggena said. But as you go with chicken raising you'll discover you want to be able to go in and out easy or reach in easy to clean, retrieve wayward eggs, retrieve hurt/ sick chickens, @TalkALittle suggestions make lots of sense.