Siting a coop on concrete or rock

[svh]

My coop is on a creek rock bed, and I sooooo wish it was on concrete !!! And to add to that, it's on a hill as well !!! Way better choices should have been made.

I'm originally from St. Louie as well !

 

[mew5280]

My coop is on a creek rock bed, and I sooooo wish it was on concrete !!! And to add to that, it's on a hill as well !!! Way better choices should have been made.

I'm originally from St. Louie as well !

Nobody has asked the St Louis question yet... where did you go to school? (and it means high school, don't even have to put that in there!)

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It can get windy here too but not as frequently as CO. But I had to drill holes in the galvanized roofing and wire it to the EMT conduit which was also wired to the chain link rails.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Nobody has asked the St Louis question yet... where did you go to school? (and it means high school, don't even have to put that in there!)

I guessed you may have gone to Parkway. I went to CBC.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

My coop is on a creek rock bed, and I sooooo wish it was on concrete !!! And to add to that, it's on a hill as well !!! Way better choices should have been made.

I'm originally from St. Louie as well !

A hill isn't all bad. At least rain runs off and doesn't create a mud pit.
What part of town?

 

[svh]

I'm in Montgomery Co. now, but grew up in Dellwood. Haven't been back there for almost 40 years !

 

[svh]

Nobody has asked the St Louis question yet... where did you go to school? (and it means high school, don't even have to put that in there!)

I went to Riverview.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I went to Riverview.

My nephews went to Riverview. Probably about the same time you did or shortly thereafter.
That was my neck of the woods.

 

[mew5280]

I have 2 coops: one is on a concrete pad I poured and the other was a reused cattle loafing shed on 1/2 on dirt and 1/2 on concrete. The concrete is the way to go IMHO. I attached the coop to the cattle shed, and built a 600sqft run attached to he coop. Although I free range most of the day (6am-8pm), they do use the run during bad weather or when there are a lot of predators around. I would suggest you have the contractor come out and take a look. Draw up a sketch of what you are wanting, and go over the specifics with him

We do the deep litter method for bedding. I put 5 bales of pine shavings in the coop then add organic matter (hay, straw, pine straw, etc) every week or so. after 6 months, I clean it out and start fresh. I've not had any issues with cold and concrete with my chickens. you won't need too many nest boxes. Of the 29 hens I have, they only use 2 of the 4 I have. Occasionally they will lay under the poop board in the corner or in one of my rabbit barns on the hay.

inside the coop before bedding. I suggest adding a poop board
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Thank you! I don’t have a contractor, just a guy who sells handmade coops, some with small runs. I wish I could do some of this myself I just have no experience, no tools, and arthritis in my hands, argh.

 

[mew5280]

I guessed you may have gone to Parkway. I went to CBC.

I went to Webster for a year, then to Westminster Christian Academy.