Will we get Coop #5 right? Here we go!

[igorsMistress]

Looking good Val! Are you goung to share pics of the inside as well?

 

[ValerieJ]

Looking good Val! Are you goung to share pics of the inside as well?

I plan to. We haven't even started on that yet. Right now it's just building materials and tools. Glad you like it. I'm pretty excited.

 

[igorsMistress]

I plan to. We haven't even started on that yet. Right now it's just building materials and tools. Glad you like it. I'm pretty excited.

Yay! Everyone always shows the outside but I like seeing the inside too.
Are you still keeping 2 separate flocks?

 

[aart]

Right now it's just building materials and tools.

I kinda like seeing that part
It's looking good Val!

 

[ValerieJ]

Yay! Everyone always shows the outside but I like seeing the inside too.
Are you still keeping 2 separate flocks?

Well, if you look at Aart's pictures of the inside of the coop, mine will resemble it.

Not really keeping two flocks right now, but hope to in a couple months. Mad Hatter is just too out of control when he has the ladies around, so he is on his own in an adjacent pen until he is clear on the fact that I am higher on the totem pole than he is. He's learning.

 

[ValerieJ]

I kinda like seeing that part
It's looking good Val!

Thanks!! I'm pretty happy with it so far. I'll be referring to your article when we get started on the inside.

 

[ValerieJ]

Photos of the inside before any built ins.

 

[ValerieJ]

@aart, I hope it was okay to post this photo here. In order to adapt your brilliant stack up ideas in my space, I need to ask a couple questions. How long are the roosts and how many chickens do they accommodate? Are the ramps as long as they appear in this photo? The one on the right looks like it's as long as the roost on that side, but I think that might be camera perspective.

BTW, if you don't want this photo in my thread, I'll remove it.

 

[aart]

Fine to share the pic...public domain
Off the top of my head, the longer roost is 7', the shorter one is 4'.
They could accommodate more birds than really fit the space, especially in winter,
they sleep on the edge and also right on the board.
But 'extra' roost space is good during integration as well as the RoostTimeRumble.

The ramp to roosts is about 3'-3", ramp to nests is 22".
I just kinda winged it with the adding legs and 'top' to the crate, then fitting the ramps.
Here's another view, still cant see the legs under crate very well.

ETA: Fixed ramp dimensions above after measuring.
Note the I added ramp because my coop is only 6' wide and there were some crashes flying down when I got my first flock in there. Also had a couple big bumbling Brahmas that appreciated them....my big cockbird still mostly uses the ramp, and other birds do too.

 

[ValerieJ]

Fine to share the pic...public domain
Off the top of my head, the longer roost is 7', the shorter one is 4'.
They could accommodate more birds than really fit the space, especially in winter,
they sleep on the edge and also right on the board.
But 'extra' roost space is good during integration as well as the RoostTimeRumble.

The ramp to roosts is about 3'-3", ramp to nests is 22".
I just kinda winged it with the adding legs and 'top' to the crate, then fitting the ramps.
Here's another view, still cant see the legs under crate very well.

ETA: Fixed ramp dimensions above after measuring.
Note the I added ramp because my coop is only 6' wide and there were some crashes flying down when I got my first flock in there. Also had a couple big bumbling Brahmas that appreciated them....my big cockbird still mostly uses the ramp, and other birds do too.

Thank you! That is so helpful! My coop is 8x10 but I thought I had to have doors on both of the short ends so that limits the space for roosts on those walls. I will need ramps too.