What do yall think

[The Chicken Lady]

It sounds like you need to visit your local "big box" hardware store (Lowe's, Home Depot) and have a chat with some of the building professionals there. I suggest using some plastic house wrap and then covering the outside with some kind of siding. Additionally, you'll want some kind of roofing material -- cheap shingles and tar paper, or a metal or plastic corrugated roof are some good options that will last you for a while.

Are you going to want to walk around inside your coop? 4x4x4 seems extremely small, even for only a couple chickens.

What state do you live in and what are the winter weather conditions like?

 

[LynneP]

Make it tall enough and big enough for yourself, too. Chickens benefit from 15 sq feet if raised in a winter zone, and you'll be bundled up to care for them. One aspect of cop construction is bird safety/comfort, but don't forget who does the chores...

 

[jmbiker11]

I didnt plan on making it big enough to walk around in. I live in Alabama so it doesnt get to cold here maybe 20s or 30s in the winter. In the summer it gets hot and humid though.

I was wanting it to look like this but with a bigger run.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14084

or this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=4065-Silkie_Chalet

 

[jmbiker11]

What if I built it kind of like these would that be big enough for 3 Buff Orpington hens?


https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=6916-Coop_Design

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=8329-Akins_Coop

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Those should be great,and are very similiar to mine which have served me well the last 2 or 3 years. Good Luck.