Any Half shed chicken coop ideas?

[BlueRidge150]

Hey!
So we are getting some chicks in a few weeks, and I’m trying to determine a good coop set up. I will likely have an additional thread on the other idea, but here is one.


I have a 8x10 or maybe 8x12 , I’ll have to measure after work. I was thinking maybe converting interior right side into a coop and having a run coming off that. I was hoping to find ideas and inspiration on that.

The searches ive found so far have old posts and the pictures aren’t able to be viewed.

any insight would be appreciated.

here is a picture of the shed.

 

[JCinNM]

This is exactly what I am starting! Gotta get a shed first tho.

 

[BallsEleven]

I highly recommend reading through all of this article. The Mulligan - Backyard Chickens

You could easily do a scaled down version of what she did using half for a coop and the other half for storage.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Depends on how many chickens you want to have. You may want to convert the entire shed to a coop because Chicken Math is contagious by just purchasing your first chicken.

 

[BlueRidge150]

Depends on how many chickens you want to have. You may want to convert the entire shed to a coop because Chicken Math is contagious by just purchasing your first chicken.

Haha. So I've heard, and seen. I went to the feed and seed thinking I'd pre-order 3-4 to get started. Ended up ordering 8.

 

[Percheron chick]

What do you want to store in the shed? Lawn mowers, Christmas decorations, work bench...? Everything will get coated in dust so other than yard tools, I'd rethink it. Where to you live?

 

[Windrider]

@aart also did a half-shed coop. The page has good instructions:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

Don't know what is stored in the other half of the shed (I suspect chicken-related items), but aart will be around shortly to chime in.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Where are you, and "how many birds" are both key questions. With 8 birds ordered, assuming your flock never gets bigger, you already need 32 sq ft of floor space and 8 sq ft of free ventilation to meet the usual rules of thumb, plus 80 sq ft of external run.

Assuming the picture is the proposed 8x12 shed, you are taking up 1/3 of the floor space, and would extend the run 10' off one of the short sides. At that point, I'd put a pillar between the double doors and a 3/4 wall, divide the shed literally in half (assuming those are 30" doors). One door will give walk in access to the coop, the other door provides access to the storage. Add gable vents - the largest you can fit - to improve ventilation, since you have no room for soffit venting.

Are there windows on the other side of the structure? that could help. Also, and as typical, no roof overhang to speak of. That could be improved with a porch extension or the like, but isn't critical.

The biggest problem with that solution, of course, is that a 30" door, less whatever you give up for your 3/4 height pony wall's thickness, is quite narrow. Suddenly, you can't use the barn for a mower, a wheel barrow, etc. Moving a large ladder in and out is a problem, as are broad lawn tools like leaf rakes, which you will need to spin and duck under the doorway.

If you aren't using an existing structure, and haven't yet made your purchase, I'd look for a similarly sized structure, but with a "people" door on one side, and a garage door-like opening on the opposite end. Instead of "splitting" a building in half, its more like two buildings sharing a common wall...

More like this (needs ventilation, lots!!!):

 

[JCinNM]

I highly recommend reading through all of this article. The Mulligan - Backyard Chickens

You could easily do a scaled down version of what she did using half for a coop and the other half for storage.

Great read! Thanks for sharing!

 

[JCinNM]

@aart also did a half-shed coop. The page has good instructions:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

Don't know what is stored in the other half of the shed (I suspect chicken-related items), but aart will be around shortly to chime in.

This one is good too!