Hey All, just looking for input and feedback on this coop design! I feel as if I have plenty of ventilation, but would like input if anyone disagrees. Any other general input or advice welcome. Please forgive my crude "paint" drawing. I've got it mostly sketched on graph paper but wanted to give a visual to help make sense of my description. I'm concerned about rain, as my overhang will be minimal. I'm thinking of some type of roll down tarp affixed to the sides of the run that I can simply roll down and fasten in times of inclement weather.
Pertinent Info:
Pertinent Info:
- Located in DFW, TX
- Planning on 5-6 chickens with space to flex to 8 as I cycle layers out
- Sand Substrate in coop and run
- Planning on going with a fully roofed coop and run combo.
- The coop and run will be essentially one large area, with no dividing wall from coop to run.
- Siding across the North side of the coop and 4' down the East and West sides, so a boxed in "coop" of 8' x 4' open to the 8'x10' run.
- Run will have 1'-2' of siding at the bottom and a triangular piece of siding from the top down to the 6' mark. 4'-5' of 1/4" hardware cloth.
- Coop itself will have 6" of ventilation across the entire East and West wall, so 4' wide by 6" tall. Bottom of the North, East and West Coop wall will have 6" of ventilation as well, so 4' x 6" on the West and East wall and 8' x 6" on the North wall.
- Planning on putting roosting bars at approx. 4' high on the West and East wall with the laying boxes located on the North wall, bottom of the nest box being 2' from the ground
- Roof will be poly panels