Need to upgrade coop for more chickens

[Charlotteak]

Hello there! Chicken math has finally caught up with me and we need to expand. My husband built a 5x6 insulated coop, same as the one pictured. We had 9 hens living comfortably in it for the past 4 years. Now we’re down to 7 hens, but I have 14 chicks arriving at the end of the month. So 7+14=21 and that’s too many chickens for our coop.

We have a full size enclosed run attached that is 5x10 (and the chickens can go under the coop, extra space not included). They rarely free range, but we may expand the enclosed run to a much bigger area. We live in Alaska with heavy snow and freezing temps, so they spend a lot of time inside during the winter (their choice).

With that said, what should we do with our coop? My husband is willing to build whatever size I want. We don’t want to overspend though. Do we need a whole new coop or can we somehow expand our current one? We may just end up building the same style, but bigger.

Current breeds are Red star x2 and barnyard mix x5

New chickens will be - Americana x4, Sapphire Olive Egger x4, Golden Comet x4, and Silver Laced Wyandotte x2

 

[cavemanrich]

If cost is of concern??? (as for many peeps here) I suggest you just extend the coop you currently have.
Less effort to add on than make a complete larger coop. Your coop is currently sufficient for you cold climate.
You can make your addition walkin, on ground level. Will add some additional volume to that total interior of your combo coop.
Have a door at each end. With a pop chicken door at ground level.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[KyCoop]

Well you did your chicken math correctly. Your down 2 and replace with 14.
Adding on should not be difficult. We did it last year. We lost 2 and replaced with 7.
We blew out the end wall and expanded following the same floor and roofline. We doubled the coop and roosting space. You can see the top rafter where the old coop stopped and the new coop starts.