Total 180 for my first coop?

[monkcat]

I think your plans sound very good, the only thing I would think about already now, is that come winter, you might want to cover parts of the coop up with something that lets in light, but not wind.

My run is basically a similar construction as your coop would be, and our chickens slept out in it all through the winter. We didn't really have a very cold winter, we were down to -20C (about -5F) a few nights, but nothing really cold. In summer, my run only has hardware cloth around it, but for the winter I put up some corrugated clear plastic on the sides to keep snow, rain and wind out. It worked very well. I left a gap of about a foot at the top for ventilation though.

As the "front of the coop would be facing North we definitely will need to cover it to block the wind. Will likely just use plastic. I like the shower curtain idea. But could also do corrugated plastic greenhouse panels. It occassionally dips into the teens and 20s but is usually 30-40 degrees in winter here. We do have trees that will help block some of the winds, but will definitely need a bit more protection. Many months before that would be needed but planning now as time does run by at times.

Thank you all so much. Wonderful forum.