Remodel of Used Coop the Hens Hate! ~ Ideas Please?

[Cotton Hill Chick]

How big is building, in feet by feet?
Pics of outside, please?
What do you have for ventilation?
How many birds total?

I see no roosts and way too many nests.

Sorry I couldn't get the photos to load with my previous answer to your questions. Here you can see the original small coop to the left, the larger used coop (getting the remodel) to the right (8' x 11'). The small door in the pointed side wall opens for ventilation, sliding windows on the front face south; both need hardware cloth installed for predator protection. We have a chain link run outside the large coop, inside of an electric fence. Both coops can open into the electric fenced yard so the gang is all together during the daytime; 29 chickens in all right now ranging from cochins, silkies and standard sized hens.

 

[Cotton Hill Chick]

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I have a really tiny set up compared to yours, I am envious of the space that you have! You could make something so beautiful! I have my nest boxes under the poop board and my hens love it! I also put curtains in because they really seem to like the privacy of them.

I LOVE your set-up! From the color, to the ramp up to the poop board... and the curtains and next boxes below are so sweet.

I see you use sand on the floor... is it a mixture of sand and PDZ?

And is that linoleum you have on the poop boards?

I'll be your hens are happy in the cozy happy space! It's inspiring, thank you!

 

[aart]

Questions: do you have a style of nest box and roost you favor?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I LOVE your set-up! From the color, to the ramp up to the poop board... and the curtains and next boxes below are so sweet.

I see you use sand on the floor... is it a mixture of sand and PDZ?

And is that linoleum you have on the poop boards?

I'll be your hens are happy in the cozy happy space! It's inspiring, thank you!

I just use sand and pick it up every morning if there is poop there, usually there is just poop on the poop board and I always put newspaper on it in the evening, so I just have to roll it up and throw it away every morning and I just put new paper down before they go to bed. My hens seem to really like their coop and I have just made it so it takes me five minutes at the most to clean. They especially like the curtains, they lay tons of eggs and they like the privacy, so they don’t fight over the nest boxes and they are super quiet about laying They used to be really noisy, but that was because they were fighting over the nest boxes. Now I have four places for my eight hens to lay.

 

[blackdog043]

I have an 8 x 12 lean to coop this is how I set my inside up. Maybe it will give you some ideas. Make sure you chickens have a landing board in front of the nest boxes.

If your thinking of ever getting more chicks, have a space figured out for a coop brooder. Brooding in the coop makes integration easier IMO and also keeps all the dander/dust out of your house or garage.

 

[PinaBoBina]

I’ve heard chickens do not like fluorescent lighting because they are sensitive to the flickering that we as humans don’t notice as much. Maybe try switching out the light?

 

[aart]

I’ve heard chickens do not like fluorescent lighting because they are sensitive to the flickering that we as humans don’t notice as much. Maybe try switching out the light?

Good catch...yes, old school florescent lights have a flicker rate that can really annoy chickens...and me....the newer ones are not as bad.

 

[Cotton Hill Chick]

I’ve heard chickens do not like fluorescent lighting because they are sensitive to the flickering that we as humans don’t notice as much. Maybe try switching out the light?

Thanks for this thought about flickering light. This is a newer light that looks like an old fluorescent one, but I will check with DH to see what the bulb is.

 

[Cotton Hill Chick]

Good catch...yes, old school florescent lights have a flicker rate that can really annoy chickens...and me....the newer ones are not as bad.

Hi, I appreciate the catch on fluorescent lighting... this is a new light that looks the style of an old fluorescent set-up, will ask DH what type of bulb is in there. I only use the light to clean the coop or putter around in there. I decided not to use lighting to extend daylight during winter, so I don't use it for that.

 

[Cotton Hill Chick]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

Wonderful photos, thank you! Very helpful! It looks easily accessible for the chickens too, I really like that.