- May 2, 2012
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Hi all,
My wife wants to me get some feedback from the experienced chicken raisers on this debate about where to locate our coop/run.
Because of seasonal wetness the only place that I can see to put our coop is behind our garage. The Garage is attached to the house with our Master bedroom over the garage, there is a 12ft workshop(Mancave!) extension on the back of the garage. So this means that the back bedroom window is already 12ft away from the back wall of the garage.
Ok, here's the debate. I want to put the coop/run right up against the back of the Garage extension. My theory is that this will allow me to use the wall as one side of the run and also make it easier to get to the coop for access and easier to run power, etc etc. If we don't put the coop against the building it will only be 10-15ft away from the same building wall.
So I want the coop/run up against the garage while she wants it moved away, it's her fear that the smell and noise will bother us up in our room. I feel that the 10-15ft away won't make that much of a difference so might as well put it as close as possible.
So will the 10-15ft make a difference? Are there problems with putting a coop against the back of a building, one downside I can see is the loss of access/ventilation to on one side of the coop.
so help me out here with feedback.
Thanks
My wife wants to me get some feedback from the experienced chicken raisers on this debate about where to locate our coop/run.
Because of seasonal wetness the only place that I can see to put our coop is behind our garage. The Garage is attached to the house with our Master bedroom over the garage, there is a 12ft workshop(Mancave!) extension on the back of the garage. So this means that the back bedroom window is already 12ft away from the back wall of the garage.
Ok, here's the debate. I want to put the coop/run right up against the back of the Garage extension. My theory is that this will allow me to use the wall as one side of the run and also make it easier to get to the coop for access and easier to run power, etc etc. If we don't put the coop against the building it will only be 10-15ft away from the same building wall.
So I want the coop/run up against the garage while she wants it moved away, it's her fear that the smell and noise will bother us up in our room. I feel that the 10-15ft away won't make that much of a difference so might as well put it as close as possible.
So will the 10-15ft make a difference? Are there problems with putting a coop against the back of a building, one downside I can see is the loss of access/ventilation to on one side of the coop.
so help me out here with feedback.
Thanks