Should I get a walk-in coop?

[ibarrett]

Walk ins are 100% my favorite. But you have to be reasonable, do you really need a massive walk in coop for 3-4 chickens, as stated:

So Not to be off topic but if you had to build a smaller coop for 3-4 chickens you'd say build a walk in?

Scott

I've seen elevated coops with removable floors. This makes a shaded area beneath the coop & a human-level space that can be cleaned without much effort-just slide out, toss the dirty bedding, clean with some soap and water, replace bedding, and slide back in.

As I said, I really love my walk in. I keep cheap linoleum tile on the bottom to make it waterproof and use pine shavings as bedding. But I have 25 chickens, so having a pretty large coop isn't unreasonable.

 

[Folly's place]

Many of us started with three or four birds! If it's legal where you live, who hasn't been afflicted with 'chicken math'?! I've got over forty now, so there! Mary