Should I put another addition on or build a 2nd coop

[Bradyu123]

Yup. That's chicken math! You've got it! It can get so bad you end up buying 10 acres out in the country, and you're not careful you can end up with dogs, cats, six goats, a horse, a cow, and a pig. And you'll find yourself standing in the middle of a pasture, singing Old MacDonald and wondering, How on earth did I get here? Just remember, it was the chickens. They started it all.

Me and the wife where just discussing more property ha

 

[Bradyu123]

Good advice. Can never have too much room. And if the chickens don't need that extra space you can turn it into a storage area.

Thought on this resin shed?

 

[Bradyu123]

My advice... Build it for 10+ hens.

Your county max's you out at 10. Chicken math says you'll have 10.... Plus give them some extra space.
So recommended is 4 sq./bird.
(40 SQ ft is your go to)
A 6 x 8 coop walk in would be 48 SQ ft. with extra space.

And your done....

 

[Bradyu123]

Think this resin shed would do? Could modify it for some ventilation

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thought on this resin shed?

Yes, it needs ventilation. We got a resin shed we use as a brooder. Ours is not tall enough to stand up in, bad plan! Yours is better, I like it.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Thought on this resin shed?

Not the easiest to modify and it may need a floor built for it. But it would probably be doable.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Not the easiest to modify and it may need a floor built for it. But it would probably be doable.

Exactly.... And realize that anything mounted to the walls will probably need to be thru-bolted or sandwiched with wood if not free standing supported.

But doable for sure.

 

[Bradyu123]

Not the easiest to modify and it may need a floor built for it. But it would probably be doable.

This 8x7 just popped up I can get it for 800 bucks. Seems like too much space but easily could fit 10 birds

 

[StinkyAcres]

This 8x7 just popped up I can get it for 800 bucks. Seems like too much space but easily could fit 10 birds

Nice! It will need to be thoroughly disinfected since it looks like it was used by chickens very recently. And it will very likely need to be modified to add more ventilation.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Seems like too much space but easily could fit 10 birds

I bet the 7' includes the nesting boxes which usually doesn't count towards the square footage.