What do you think of this coop?

[AnimalsComeFirst]

I think Nurse-Turtle is right.... kinda small.... I might invest for someone to just build us a coop...

 

[chicken grandma]

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You could stack some bales of hay around it in the winter for warmth and to block the wind.
Also you could attach a run to it and then in the snowy months cover the run with greenhouse plastic to break the wind and give them a sunny place to walk around in.

 

[conny63malies]

It only has 8.6 sqf , i wouldnt squish 6-8 full size chickens in there. Maybe 4 bantys.

 

[AnimalsComeFirst]

I was lookin at the exterior square feet when I calculated the square feet... guess I can't count nesting boxes?

 

[willowbranchfarm]

That's what I though to. But its bigger in person but you might just want to build one idk.

 

[Chris09]

That metal pan is going to be hard on the chickens.
Metal is colder than a wood floor also it is going to be hard on there leg if the bedding slides around to much.

Chris

 

[maggienchamp]

I purchased a coop very simliar to that off eBay...err, wouldn't do it again...ever. The quality was extremley poor, from the wood to the overall construction of it. This is just my experience, it may work really well for others

 

[Mahonri]

I just spent $500 building my own 8 X 16 "coops"/"grow out pens"... with shingles and all. Since it's Phoenix, i left the north end open for fresh air.

This in contrast to the $2,000 enclosed coop (8X10) I had built that has an AC unit in it for my purebred Ameraucanas.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Here is my 5x10 coop that my DH helped me build - it cost around $500 after buying all the T111 siding, lumber & flooring. If I need to do another coop - I'd first get the free pallets that I see advertised on Craigslist and build a pallet coop or at least use the wood from the pallets to reduce the cost of a coop. Yes our coop is designed strong and did withstand the hurricane/tropical storm that came through over the summer - but going forward I wouldn't spend that kind of money again. Also we have one of the cheap import eBay coops that I got for about $170 - it leaks and is poorly constructed with cheap lumber. I will spend another $100 to weather and predator proof it. It says it will hold up to 6 chicks - no way. Even pushing it if they are all bantams. It's tiny on the inside. You can see it next to my coop. I plan to use it as a broody hen house - but even that may not work.