Two Small coops?

[aart]

Here is the one

You already have 2 like this?

 

[MandaRae]

You already have 2 like this?

I don't have them yet. I can purchase them used.

 

[MandaRae]

I think i might just pass and stick with my plans to build one lol

 

[aart]

I think i might just pass and stick with my plans to build one lol

They're awfully tiny, not sure one would hold the 8 until you get coop built.
...and if used, they might not be in the greatest shape.
Tough decisions.

 

[Shadrach]

I'm a multiple coop chicken keeper. A very large coop has it's advantages and multiple small coops have theirs.
If you ever have roosters then for me multiple coops are a must. With a single rooster one large coop is fine.
A lot also depends on your climate. If the climate is such that the chickens get out of the coop and stay out during the day then small coops are fine. If the chickens are going to spend a lot of time in their coops then the bigger the better.

 

[MandaRae]

I'm a multiple coop chicken keeper. A very large coop has it's advantages and multiple small coops have theirs.
If you ever have roosters then for me multiple coops are a must. With a single rooster one large coop is fine.
A lot also depends on your climate. If the climate is such that the chickens get out of the coop and stay out during the day then small coops are fine. If the chickens are going to spend a lot of time in their coops then the bigger the better.

The Summers are great but the winter can get brutal here. I keep gping back and forth. I mean if the small coops don't work out I can build a bigger one and save the smaller ones for transition as chicks get bigger.

 

[DobieLover]

The Summers are great but the winter can get brutal here. I keep gping back and forth. I mean if the small coops don't work out I can build a bigger one and save the smaller ones for transition as chicks get bigger.

As has been mentioned, that coop is tiny. It will not hold 4 to 6 chickens. 2 maybe 3 if they are never confined to that "run".

If you have limited funds, no chickens waiting on your coop, and brutal winters I would definitely go with a (much) larger coop.

And if you have brutal winters, design the run to be completely secure (including roofed). That way you can winterize your run with tarps and it will serve as an extension of the coop. I have mine this way and the flock goes out into the run at the crack of dawn and that is where they spend their long winter days.

If you need something now and have the funds, get them then keep them as isolation coops. I have one and we keep it in the garage out of the elements.

 

[Cryss]

Small coops can be used later as quarantine coops for adding new birds to an existing flock, as a broody coop to raise chicks with mama, as time out for rude chooks, and as a hospital coop for sick or injured birds. You will need to raise those coops off the ground so the wood base doesn't rot and do something to prevent weather from destroying them. I have this one. Mine is under the run cover. Also look for gaps in the boards and especially around all the doors. Just attach strips of wood trim. Painting helps preserve a bit more too. These aren't great as permanent housing but they are good to have in an emergency.
Now, go build a BIG coop.

 

[Farmgirl1878]

As has been mentioned, that coop is tiny. It will not hold 4 to 6 chickens. 2 maybe 3 if they are never confined to that "run".

If you have limited funds, no chickens waiting on your coop, and brutal winters I would definitely go with a (much) larger coop.

And if you have brutal winters, design the run to be completely secure (including roofed). That way you can winterize your run with tarps and it will serve as an extension of the coop. I have mine this way and the flock goes out into the run at the crack of dawn and that is where they spend their long winter days.

If you need something now and have the funds, get them then keep them as isolation coops. I have one and we keep it in the garage out of the elements.

X2! Since you already know you’re going to have long, cold winters, the bigger you can build the covered run, the better. As for the coop, build it so that you can walk inside for easy cleanup and put in as many windows as you can scrounge. My girls also spend almost all day out in the run when the weather is bad, but still like to go inside and dustbathe in the patches of sunshine let in by the windows. (My coop and run are all sand, so they can dustbathe wherever they want, whenever they want.)

 

[MandaRae]

X2! Since you already know you’re going to have long, cold winters, the bigger you can build the covered run, the better. As for the coop, build it so that you can walk inside for easy cleanup and put in as many windows as you can scrounge. My girls also spend almost all day out in the run when the weather is bad, but still like to go inside and dustbathe in the patches of sunshine let in by the windows. (My coop and run are all sand, so they can dustbathe wherever they want, whenever they want.)

Do you have pictures of your coop?
We were going to use an old sandbox for the dust bath bin.