Waffling on where to put Coop on Small Lot

[True Patriot]

Wow. Between a rock and a hard place. Personally, I'd go with the deck. Unfortunately neither are ideal.

 

[Glorybee]

We have two other areas that are interesting .One is the first photo. Rose bushes are all along and at the end is our raised bed. It's right next to our kitchen.

The next area is a steep hill. It's really great in that it has lots of grass and some shade, but getting up and down is a pain and would be worse when wet. 2nd and 3rd photo are like a panorama. Last shows some o the steepness to get to the hill.

What we like best about the deck is using unused space.

 

[Glorybee]

Another photo of the front photo mentioned in last post from the parking area. It is about 24 x 5 feet. Some areas are by 8 feet. It's above the brick wall but in front of retaining wall.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks for the photos - much easier to see what you mean than just trying to imagine it.

I still feel the underside of deck could work, judging by the photos, and if properly maintained smell shouldn't be an issue, but you need to weigh the pros and cons about possible rodents or pests like flies, noise, and cost of adding things like a privacy screen since this is the front of the house. So it's not ideal but it is more roomy and the deck itself gives you something to work with.

I'm not keen on a slope, if that was a spot you were considering. It just makes installing everything harder as well as maintenance, plus once the chickens tear up the plants there you might have issues with dirt coming loose and moving down the slope.

 

[Nardo]

Here's the front. Two to three post sections wide. Sun hits the front 5 feet or so.

Wow I am coveting your area under the front. No way would I let prime real estate like that go to chickens, but I have an acre so I have the luxury of saying that.

I see advantages to both areas. It will be easy to predator proof the back part but intersting to design roosts-nesting boxes-etc. in a narrow spot. But doable.

 

[Nardo]

Another photo of the front photo mentioned in last post from the parking area. It is about 24 x 5 feet. Some areas are by 8 feet. It's above the brick wall but in front of retaining wall.

I like this one. One strong wall is already done and it is plenty big enough.

Then you can put a big outdoor room for humans under the front.

 

[aart]

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[PouleChick]

Another photo of the front photo mentioned in last post from the parking area. It is about 24 x 5 feet. Some areas are by 8 feet. It's above the brick wall but in front of retaining wall.

Photos are funny things - looks no where near that wide in the pic . Honestly I'd go with that option - you could do a really lovely coop and secure run with that space and then let them freerange up the hill if that is what you want to do (and if there is access between the 2). I think the back looks too shaded and if you said it is really wet that is no good an as much as i love my chooks I don't want them living under my deck (if I had one ), I have enough trouble shooing them off my terrace (why do they choose to come there to poo??).

 

[Roosterrob21]

Goodbye coop ,hello chicken tractor. Less feed no clean up and pretty green grass

 

[Glorybee]

Wow I am coveting your area under the front. No way would I let prime real estate like that go to chickens, but I have an acre so I have the luxury of saying that.

I see advantages to both areas. It will be easy to predator proof the back part but intersting to design roosts-nesting boxes-etc. in a narrow spot. But doable.

Prime real estate under the deck? What would you do under there? It's still dirt, no concrete.