So how many chickens will fit in this? 4x8, over 6 ft tall

[Aunt Angus]

Ah yes, we live in southeast Texas, so winters are.. pretty much summer still lol. But we plan to install a fan in there

Ooooh, yes. Hot hot hot. We have cold winters and hot summers. My coop has air conditioning now - haha!

 

[springvalley123]

does the 8 ft include the nest boxes? How much of one side (leeward) can you take off structurally?

 

[Somyis]

Sorry I should've opened that 1 window for pics, but we have 2 windows on opposite sides for air flow- I hope that's good

 

[Somyis]

does the 8 ft include the nest boxes? How much of one side (leeward) can you take off structurally?

Oh nah the nest boxes are added beyond the 8 ft Lemme get a pic of the inside

 

[Somyis]

does the 8 ft include the nest boxes? How much of one side (leeward) can you take off structurally?

Here's some inside pics, with Smudge my little 10 week old Silver Campine cockerel photo bombing. There's that big separate outdoor roost inside the coop in the pic, but I was thinking of keeping it there. Or adding additional roosting there in that spot (right side of door entry)

 

[springvalley123]

Here's some inside pics, with Smudge my little 10 week old Silver Campine cockerel photo bombing. There's that big separate outdoor roost inside the coop in the pic, but I was thinking of keeping it there. Or adding additional roosting there in that spot (right side of door entry)

The idea of a secure outdoor roost sounds great for your climate. I'm in an extreme (hot 100+, freezing winter) and it sounds like your summers are hotter than mine.

 

[Kiki]

Ah yes, we live in southeast Texas, so winters are.. pretty much summer still lol. But we plan to install a fan in there

Woooaahhhh....
You're going to need more than just two windows if you live down here.

 

[Kiki]

I live in Houston and the only way I would put my chickens in your coop as if it had an air conditioner installed.
I highly recommend cutting more windows and just covering them with hardware cloth to stay open year-round.

 

[Somyis]

The idea of a secure outdoor roost sounds great for your climate. I'm in an extreme (hot 100+, freezing winter) and it sounds like your summers are hotter than mine.

Hehe yeah I'm putting out some outdoor roosts, and they got like a 3rd of our big backyard for their run space, and a nice big sail cloth for outdoor shading.. among other things

 

[Somyis]

I live in Houston and the only way I would put my chickens in your coop as if it had an air conditioner installed.
I highly recommend cutting more windows and just covering them with hardware cloth to stay open year-round.

Oh, hell we might just install AC then if there's space. We were talking about it before-