6ftX6ft shed with hoop run attached:
nestboxes under the roost poop shelf:
picture of several bantam chickens (presently 13 birds) using the roosts above the poop shelf:
Pic of 10 year old boy last winter after a big snowstorm (gives pretty good comparison of size)
The hoop, covered for winter, attached to the side of the shed with chicken door at lower edge of shed:
The chickens' door is a bathroom window on sale at Lowe's for $9. Chosen for its easy and sturdy latch. Framed by free pallet wood. Pretty Aphrodite loves it:
I give you these pics to light your "ideas fire", but I don't recommend copying my mistakes!
I did this before I knew what SHOULD be there for the chickens: the hoop SHOULD be made of sturdier wire (ie hardware cloth or cattle fencing) because dogs can easily tear this hoop apart. The water SHOULD live outside in the hoop, because our chickens are messy and spill their water in the coop, resulting in our hard work and wasted time cleaning up after ammonia buildup under their coop litter. This shed we insulated for sound because we keep a few roosters, but the coop SHOULD have better ventillation! The nestboxes SHOULD be easier access so we can collect the eggs easier, instead of discovering broody hens on eggs back under and behind the nestboxes. That's how we get these: