well, if no one has plans already, please help me make plans!

[Chickenrandomness]

maybe, i could build a new one, with some of the wood all around the farm i'm moving to. please help me make plans!

 

[Chickenrandomness]

how do i make plans?

 

[mikecnorthwest]

If I remember correctly you want to house 25 chickens. I'd check your library or home improvement center for books on how to build garden sheds. Also check the internet for garden shed plans or how to instructions. There's also some info at the various university extension websites.

 

[Katy]

You've already got a thread (kind of 2 actually) going about this.....It's much easier to reply to when you keep it to one thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=297019

 

[Chickenrandomness]

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i can't find any good shed designes for 25 chickens or more.

 

[aprophet]

http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/extension/extpubs/planlist97.htm#Poultry Plans

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1092/2902-1092.pdf

http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/poultryplans.htm

http://www.i4at.org/surv/poultry.htm

http://www.buildeazy.com/chicken_coop_8.html

and last of all my favorite the one I am going to build In a week or so and yes I relize you can,t use the last one however 2 of them facing each other with a run inbetween them is probally what I will end up with . some of the links have duplicate plans good luck

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=95956

 

[2txmedics]

hope this site helps you, Ive tried to put alot of links to different how to's for others

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3472326#p3472326

 

[Airilith]

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What I tend to do is find plans I like, no matter what the size of the coop (or shed for that matter), and just increase the dimensions to fit my needs.

If you find a coop you like but it's only 8x8, it shouldn't be that hard to re-draw (or just write different measurements on) it with the dimensions of 10x10 that would fit your particular needs.

Now this won't work with all coop plans. Like I don't think an A-frame can be effective and efficient at housing 25 birds (I could be wrong though), but most plans, with a little tweaking, should work well.