Suspended chicken coop- why not?

[Sutremaine]

I thought you were going to put them under the shed? If you're building a free-standing coop and run, why make them both so small?

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I just went out and added these perches. I read the previous two posts after I finished up.

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I just added these perches based on some pictures I saw, and read the previous two posts when I got finished.

 

[enola]

The roosts need to be higher than the nests. And my opinion is they need to go for on side to side instead from the nests to the side.

 

[TLWR]

Can you take a pic of the area under your shed you were thinking about using?
Also what is the climate like where you are - you might be able to use what you have built already and put that under your shed and then just fence in the rest of the area under the shed to provide them more space to move around.

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Can you take a pic of the area under your shed you were thinking about using? 
Also what is the climate like where you are - you might be able to use what you have built already and put that under your shed and then just fence in the rest of the area under the shed to provide them more space to move around.

Yes I can, but the solution is a new coop. I didn't pay anything for this one, so no biggie. I'm in central Virginia so winter is 3 months and the high today is 71.

I live on a hill, so getting a proper coop up is more difficult said than done.

 

[JanetMarie]

Yes I can, but the solution is a new coop. I didn't pay anything for this one, so no biggie. I'm in central Virginia so winter is 3 months and the high today is 71.

I live on a hill, so getting a proper coop up is more difficult said than done.

A new coop is good idea.

 

[Mtn Laurel]

Yes I can, but the solution is a new coop. I didn't pay anything for this one, so no biggie. I'm in central Virginia so winter is 3 months and the high today is 71.

I live on a hill, so getting a proper coop up is more difficult said than done.

While a new coop would be ideal, if you can't do that now you could expand their outside run area to give them more room. You could fashion a cover over a portion of the run to protect them from the elements. From the pics I'm seeing they don't have anywhere with much room to go in the event of bad weather. I'm in VA, too, and the snow we got this winter would have filled up your run area giving them nowhere to go.

It's true that happy hens lay eggs. When they're crowded or can't get any exercise, your egg production will suffer so it's worth the time and investment to give them some room to stretch.

 

[enola]

I agree, a larger run will keep them happier!

 

[duluthralphie]

WHy not turn the whole area under the shed into coop with a run out the front or edge?

Unless I am envisioning the shed looking different than I think.