Not bad, a nice basic design that is easy to construct. Raising or not to raise is really a personal perspective. Do you get snow and cold, live in areas that have le Weasels and other fine wildlife and do you want to be able to walk in are some questions you can answer at your convenience.
- Never have flat nest boxes...you'll find out why if you build them. =)
- Not sure how many feather babies you will have, but for some reason, people tend to overdo the quantity of them. At the end of the day, they'll probably all pile into just one and occasionally rotate what box is used based on some kind of unspoken chicken mystery only known to them.
-I like where your mind is at preparing for the 'what ifs' of a broody hen situation. Though, Like mentioned above I'd not include that as an option within your coop. It takes up room, not easily accessible, just another area to collect dust and mites. If you do want a broody at some point, I would strongly consider just building a simple rectangle hutch type thing that is separate. This can also double as a hospital/isolation mini coop. Two humans with one stone! As a preference in my humble opinion, I like a nice clean box look inside my coops for access, cleaning and other health reasons.
-There are hundreds of pictures of poop decks under roost online, I'd look into that as you mentioned. It can be a real time saver.
Can't wait to see it completed! =_)
- Never have flat nest boxes...you'll find out why if you build them. =)
- Not sure how many feather babies you will have, but for some reason, people tend to overdo the quantity of them. At the end of the day, they'll probably all pile into just one and occasionally rotate what box is used based on some kind of unspoken chicken mystery only known to them.
-I like where your mind is at preparing for the 'what ifs' of a broody hen situation. Though, Like mentioned above I'd not include that as an option within your coop. It takes up room, not easily accessible, just another area to collect dust and mites. If you do want a broody at some point, I would strongly consider just building a simple rectangle hutch type thing that is separate. This can also double as a hospital/isolation mini coop. Two humans with one stone! As a preference in my humble opinion, I like a nice clean box look inside my coops for access, cleaning and other health reasons.
-There are hundreds of pictures of poop decks under roost online, I'd look into that as you mentioned. It can be a real time saver.
Can't wait to see it completed! =_)
