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

[Kiki]

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

It looks like you have plenty of space in between the studs to cut out some more holes for ventilation.

I think you'll be okay as long as you're willing to cut more holes in it.

 

[Somyis]

It looks like you have plenty of space in between the studs to cut out some more holes for ventilation.

I think you'll be okay as long as you're willing to cut more holes in it.

Yeah there is that whole other long side with nothing

 

[Kiki]

At least cut a window like this along the whole wall:
You want to put something to prevent rain blowing in though.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I left Austin area a couple years back. As others have said, thumb rules are 8 chickens in that space, and the existing ventilation, for your climate, is inadequate. Open air coops are VERY popular in your climate. You are already talking about outside roosts (great idea, i do those in FL), consider opening up one whole side of the coop as big double doors and leaving them open substantially all of the year, assuming you have a protected run for them.

 

[Somyis]

I left Austin area a couple years back. As others have said, thumb rules are 8 chickens in that space, and the existing ventilation, for your climate, is inadequate. Open air coops are VERY popular in your climate. You are already talking about outside roosts (great idea, i do those in FL), consider opening up one whole side of the coop as big double doors and leaving them open substantially all of the year, assuming you have a protected run for them.

Great idea, I can do that! Thank you y'all for the advice on the vents

 

[Windrider]

I left Austin area a couple years back. As others have said, thumb rules are 8 chickens in that space, and the existing ventilation, for your climate, is inadequate. Open air coops are VERY popular in your climate. You are already talking about outside roosts (great idea, i do those in FL), consider opening up one whole side of the coop as big double doors and leaving them open substantially all of the year, assuming you have a protected run for them.

Southern Texas Coop
This is the best Texas coop design I've seen. I liked it so much I made a mini version for my urban bantams in Los Angeles. Why bother with AC, which can get clogged with all the dust chickens produce, when you can just design a coop for the environment in the first place. Open air coops generally take less materials too.

I assume you are planning to attach a run to the side of your coop with the pop door. If so, perhaps plan for it to be roofed (for shade and protection from those wicked Texas downpours). Then open up most or all of the wall of the coop facing the run and replace with hardware cloth. That wall will be protected from the weather by the run's roof but will allow much more air circulation.

As I just posted on another thread, those of us in warm climates have different challenges from our northern friends. Coops shouldn't look the same all over the country.

 

[Somyis]

Southern Texas Coop
This is the best Texas coop design I've seen. I liked it so much I made a mini version for my urban bantams in Los Angeles. Why bother with AC, which can get clogged with all the dust chickens produce, when you can just design a coop for the environment in the first place. Open air coops generally take less materials too.

I assume you are planning to attach a run to the side of your coop with the pop door. If so, perhaps plan for it to be roofed (for shade and protection from those wicked Texas downpours). Then open up most or all of the wall of the coop facing the run and replace with hardware cloth. That wall will be protected from the weather by the run's roof but will allow much more air circulation.

As I just posted on another thread, those of us in warm climates have different challenges from our northern friends. Coops shouldn't look the same all over the country.

Oooo I love this so much. Time to make "coop #2" LOL. More spoilage for our chickens why not

 

[Windrider]

Oooo I love this so much. Time to make "coop #2" LOL. More spoilage for our chickens why not

Well, you don't really have to start over! You can use what you have already built as the sheltered area at one end (minus the siding of one wall), and just build a run similar to Jenn's in the link above.

 

[Somyis]

Well, you don't really have to start over! You can use what you have already built as the sheltered area at one end (minus the siding of one wall), and just build a run similar to Jenn's in the link above.

Oh yeah that's what I meant- we're 1000% going to have this ALONG with the current in the near future hahah, let them pick and choose Our entire run at our new land will be huge and fully protected