The design is pretty liquid right now, not quite sure,
Good to do a sketch on graph paper for planning.
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The design is pretty liquid right now, not quite sure,
Plywood is better for a floor. Osb wont hold up to any moister. Osb will work on a roof if its finished with tar paper and metal or asphalt shingles. That is standard practice. Walls also can use osb if it sided with something that is water tight also standard practice in homes. I know your not building a home but osd will not last long to any moister.
So base on what she has and how many chickens she has what is the size you need?
Around here most will say 4sq' per full size hen in the coop and 10sq' in the run.
I had more hens in a coop than 4 sq' for a year and they free ranged during the day. but that 1st winter there were days they couldn't come out and they managed to live. but when I added to our coop that second year I saw a huge difference in their feathering. There was a lot less picking going on this summer than the first and I'd imagine I wont see it this winter either when there locked in for days. The room and the DLM will give them more to do than pick at each other. That is exactly what I see in the farmers flock up the street and in town. It is rough feathering all the time not just a molt. But all summer winter long rough looking chickens coats (if I can call their feather a coat).
Heck production hens are in tiny cages most the lives and it shows. It all depends on if you're just needing eggs. or if those birds mean more than just eggs.
Scott
Post a pic?I say OSB, but I don't know what it stands for.
Probably sooner...pretty much inevitable.looks like 6 months from now it might be gone? Anything I can do to prevent this or is it inevitable? Do I need to do anything now to prevent this?
I agree . the 2 main screws I use and keep on hand are 3" and 2 1/2". on our silkie coop I will be getting 3 1/2" too but that cause I'm cutting my own lumber so a 2x4 will be 2"x 4", which will look like a mini beam.lolUnless you are going through the 1-1/2" thickness into the 3-1/2" thickness, then a 3" screw is fine. 3" is what I use in that circumstance. It depends on how you are putting them together. But I agree, if you are going 1-1/2" to 1-1/2" you don't want a 3" screw, I use a 2-1/2".
I agree . the 2 main screws I use and keep on hand are 3" and 2 1/2". on our silkie coop I will be getting 3 1/2" too but that cause I'm cutting my own lumber so a 2x4 will be 2"x 4", which will look like a mini beam.lol
There are alot of smart builders on here. some did know more than the op when they started there own coop but now are a lot more knowledgeable.
if the op has more questions on this coop lets get some more info like accurate bird count and plans to add more? or is this 34 birds straight run and is this a hen house or will they keep roosters. location and area where they plan to build. a simple one pitch roof style shed should be easier to build. Oh a list of supplys would help other design what you have and what direction to go or at least help you out.
When we look at the chickens up the street and in town we always think wow they look awful. One reason we think our birds look as good as they do is because in town and up the street the birds have tight small runs and coops. Our flock free range and have a nice comfortable coop(28 birds in a 40 bird coop). So on them bad days we can leave them in the coop and their is room for them to do there chicken things.
Scott