"Small order fee"

[NatJ]

I did but it was for 4 chickens

If you can tell us about it (photos or link to somewhere on the internet), we may be able to help find a similar one that holds more chickens.

 

[Alex S]

If you can tell us about it (photos or link to somewhere on the internet), we may be able to help find a similar one that holds more chickens.

Sorry for the late reply! I was asleep. But I will get back to you shortly

 

[Alex S]

If you can tell us about it (photos or link to somewhere on the internet), we may be able to help find a similar one that holds more chickens.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14BheKFFDJjOGEz8By7tWi537H7mfs99o/view
that's the coop I was planning to build. Could you send me one that could hold up to 6 chickens? But my backyard is mainly sloped so that will have to be taken into concideration.

 

[RubelliteRose]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14BheKFFDJjOGEz8By7tWi537H7mfs99o/view
that's the coop I was planning to build. Could you send me one that could hold up to 6 chickens? But my backyard is mainly sloped so that will have to be taken into concideration.

I looked at the plans and I think the coop is only a little over 8 square feet, not nearly enough for 6 chickens and there isn't nearly enough ventilation. We used the plans for The Palace Chicken coop https://steamykitchen.com/20640-the-palace-chicken-coop.html I should warn you though, we found several errors in the plans that caused some headaches until we learned to just use the plans as general guidelines and make cuts based on the measurements we already had. We also modified them to add a second large door and increase the window size.
Edit: sorry, I see you wanted 4 chickens, but this still isn't large enough. It should only house 2 regular size chickens. I believe the ones in the video are bantams.

 

[Alex S]

I looked at the plans and I think the coop is only a little over 8 square feet, not nearly enough for 6 chickens and there isn't nearly enough ventilation. We used the plans for The Palace Chicken coop https://steamykitchen.com/20640-the-palace-chicken-coop.html I should warn you though, we found several errors in the plans that caused some headaches until we learned to just use the plans as general guidelines and make cuts based on the measurements we already had. We also modified them to add a second large door and increase the window size.
Edit: sorry, I see you wanted 4 chickens, but this still isn't large enough. It should only house 2 regular size chickens. I believe the ones in the video are bantams.

Ah ok. I will look over the plans then!

 

[Alex S]

Ah ok. I will look over the plans then!

Oh wow the plans are $15 didn't see that coming with the "Free chicken coop plans" on the title

Edit: Oh the have detailed plans and the free plans

Edit2: I can only open the plans if I have a paid SketchUp plan :/

 

[Alex S]

Oh wow the plans are $15 didn't see that coming with the "Free chicken coop plans" on the title

Edit: Oh the have detailed plans and the free plans

Edit2: I can only open the plans if I have a paid SketchUp plan :/

Edit3: Whoops I just scrolled passed plans by accident

 

[21hens-incharge]

Basically you need a minimum of a 4x6 foot coop and a minimum of a 6x10 foot run to house 6 chickens.

There are oodles and gads of coops that include the plans with build photos in the coop section of BYC that was linked earlier in this thread.

In the plan you linked....that coop is TINY and at just a bit over 2' tall in the roosting area it is a very poor design.

Check out this build by a BYC member.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wichita-cabin-coop.47747/

It is very detailed.

 

[CHlCKEN]

So at Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, I was looking at the cost of chicks. I liked the prices until they told me about their "small" order fee. Does anybody know any good hatcheries that have fewer order fees? View attachment 2420301

I had to pay that this summer. For me, it was the only choice. It’s awful but it’s what they do to us

 

[AntiqueB]

I agree about getting a couple more than you think you want. I bought the minimum of 3 (originally wanted 2), and one turned out to be a cockerel. So now I'm down to 2 who don't get along, and I REALLY don't want 5! So I will split an order with another person, but it's sort of a pain, and I will end up with 4.

I bought a prefab coop, because when hubby finally agreed to chickens, I did everything as fast as possible. It required a LOT of souping-up (I added vents, extra latches, paint, roosting bars, and other stuff), but it will hold together for now. I agree with going bigger than you think, because 3 birds is pretty much the limit for that coop, and I'll have 4 in there! (They claimed 6, I believe!)