Sort of remodeling my coop? Need input.

[AngelinaThePekin8]

I went out and got some pictures of the new coop it still isn't unloaded probably won't be for a while.

What kind of indoor out for primer is best to use? Im sure my dad will know what to get and what not but like is a particular kind or type that you'd use for the inside of the coop? Or should we not do the inside with the primer if we even do any form of painting the coop.

 

[3KillerBs]

Personally, I like barn paint. It's made to go on rough wood without primer.

But the color choices are limited.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

Personally, I like barn paint. It's made to go on rough wood without primer.

But the color choices are limited.

Thank you for the suggestion I'll definitely keep that in mind.
And as long as it keeps everything in good shape I don't mind how it looks although it would preferable to have it look decent.
I don't know what exactly my dad is planning on getting for it he used to be a carpenter so I would assume he knows what to get for the most part.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

From what you can tell from the pictures do you think there's enough ventilation for just the chickens and guineas?
A couple months ago we lost another hen, she broke her neck from falling or landing off the roost wrong so we only have 8 chickens now And there's 2 guinea fowl but I'm not sure how long they'll be in the coop for there's a possibility one of my older brothers will be taking them with him wherever he moves to if he's able to find a place where he can keep them at.

 

[3KillerBs]

I don't know what exactly my dad is planning on getting for it he used to be a carpenter so I would assume he knows what to get for the most part.

He probably knows exactly what's needed then.

From what you can tell from the pictures do you think there's enough ventilation for just the chickens and guineas?

No, I can't tell.

The usual guideline is to have 1 square foot of ventilation per adult, standard-sized hen, best located above the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

You want the airflow to look like this:

Those little louvered vents are measured in square inches rather than square feet.

I think I gave you the link to my ventilation article earlier in the thread, but it's in my signature if I didn't.

 

[3KillerBs]

P.S. The ultimate proof of adequate ventilation is that the temperature and humidity are the same inside and outside.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

He probably knows exactly what's needed then.



No, I can't tell.

The usual guideline is to have 1 square foot of ventilation per adult, standard-sized hen, best located above the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

You want the airflow to look like this:

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Those little louvered vents are measured in square inches rather than square feet.

I think I gave you the link to my ventilation article earlier in the thread, but it's in my signature if I didn't.

Thanks to all of you I know lots about ventilation but like the actual placement and sizes and stuff are hard for me to determine I guess. I am of course going to add some more ventilation on it cause I know what's there isn't quite enough. But the ventilation is going to be a few feet above the chickens heads on the roost. When we have the coop out of the trailer we hauled it here in Ill be able to get better pictures.
My dad also mentioned that he wanted to make a run for the ducks too, having a run for the birds would come in handy for Situation where they need to be confined to one spot. And feeding them to as I can let them out and feed them and open the run(s so they can free range after that.

 

[3KillerBs]

My dad also mentioned that he wanted to make a run for the ducks too, having a run for the birds would come in handy for Situation where they need to be confined to one spot. And feeding them to as I can let them out and feed them and open the run(s so they can free range after that.

A very good idea.

The more flexibility the better.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

Here's some more pictures of the new coop. We got it unloaded a week or so ago I cleaned it out a little more today so it's not as dirty as it was.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

The coop blew over just toward the end of fall last year, we got it back up last week and I used some mold armor to clean the interior like I had wanted to before it blew over.

We have wood pushed up against it this time to keep it from blowing over until we get it anchored down. We're gonna try painting it with some interest exterior paint that protects against mold and is waterproof, we don't have any of that paint yet but my dad has been looking for some.

We also only have 6 chickens now 2 guinea fowl which are probably going to be the ones in this coop the ducks will likely stay in the coop that's currently in use.

The younger and the lighter ducks might be able to use the coop too

Two of our ducks hatched 5 ducklings this year, sadly we lost my old pekin duck yesterday so now we have 12 ducks if I'm doing the math correctly.

Were try to make as many improvements to the new coop as we can before winter, my dad wants to get a new piece of wood for a wall on the new coop since one wall is really weathered.

I'm going to get photos of inside the coop when I get a chance.