Run & Coop along (a sequel to my other thread)

[3KillerBs]

hmm.. ok, so more windows, and i have another idea! i can put the coop outside the pen and cut a hole in the fence so it doesn't use up run space.!

Yes, that works well to give chickens plenty of room.

 

[DickMidnight]

6x6 = 36 square feet. Appropriate for a maximum of 9 chickens.

OP has 13 chickens.

she needs at least 52 square feet of coop space. 8x8, like your recommended, wouldn’t only be easier but it’d be more appropriate for her flock.

 

[DickMidnight]

@The WinterWolf is that pen/run predator proofed at all?

if it’s not, you might as well take it down. maybe you can use some of the wood to build your new coop.

 

[The WinterWolf]

@The WinterWolf is that pen/run predator proofed at all?

if it’s not, you might as well take it down. maybe you can use some of the wood to build your new coop.

it is. it has thick wire on the bottom that's 3-4 feet high and then chicken wire. we don't get predators often, either

 

[The WinterWolf]

our only predators are raccoons and coyotes

 

[DickMidnight]

it is. it has thick wire on the bottom that's 3-4 feet high and then chicken wire. we don't get predators often, either

instead of building a hoop coop, maybe you can check craigslist/fb marketplace for sheds or playhouses. maybe you can find a good deal.

customizing them is very easy with extremely basic building skills

 

[The WinterWolf]

instead of building a hoop coop, maybe you can check craigslist/fb marketplace for sheds or playhouses. maybe you can find a good deal.

customizing them is very easy with extremely basic building skills

i have a playhouse for summer where i can take naps and read books, but mom is not in favor of converting that. i will search craigslist and "report back here"

 

[NatJ]

about 6 feet wide...and using pallets for wood

Lumber comes in standard dimensions that are multiples of 4 -- usually in lengths of 8 or 12 feet. 8x8 would be easier to build because you would not have to haul and then cut 12-foot boards.

Definitely choose dimensions that work nicely with the materials you have, whether that is pallets or purchased lumber, or a combination of both.

Do make sure it is big enough.
For 13 chickens, that would be at least 52 square feet.

If you want it 6 feet wide, you could make it 9 feet long and have 54 square feet, which should work fine-- although it might be just as easy to make it a few feet bigger in one direction or another, and save time on cutting materials. Of course the chickens do not mind having more space!

 

[DickMidnight]

i have a playhouse for summer where i can take naps and read books, but mom is not in favor of converting that. i will search craigslist and "report back here"

is it your playhouse? or does she use it?

 

[The WinterWolf]

is it your playhouse? or does she use it?

no.. it's mine. i'm too old for it, but i love using it to read and to take a mini vacation (i made stilts a hammock so she can enjoy too)