Making a new coop

[Joel_BC]

Hi. Click on this, then see if you can use anything that comes up in the list.

https://www.google.ca/search?source...1j0i7i30k1j0i8i7i30k1j0i13i30k1.0.DQ2hYF5_PxM

 

[CrealCritter]

I need to get off my butt and make a CT for CCX. Oh well there is always next year.

 

[Mini Horses]

Thanks, Joel. These are what I am talking about. Portable and easy...........they are NOT for heavy predator areas but in your yard, great! I am all about using what I have and adapting. I use for broody hens/chicks, grow outs, controlled breeding, etc. Yeah they go into coops at night for lock up and mine generally free range every day with no pens.

 

[sumi]

There are many, many tractors here and some of the pages have plans included:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/tractor-coops.17/

 

[ChickenMomma91]

Here is the exsisting monster. Without a fork lift we wouldn’t be able to budge it. The bottom is two shipping pallets connected together and planked for the floor. The fence is also caving in thanks to a huge silver maple coming down on it and the shed this spring. Also the jery-rigged frame for the fence didn’t help one bit.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Those grow frames are cool, I like that. I have 2 hoop coops, they're great in the warm months but haven't figured out how to make them warm enough in winter.

 

[NH Homesteader]

My biggest concern about that would be snow load up here. We get many, many feet of snow! Might have to look into that though, looks so nice for the chickens in there!

 

[ChickenMomma91]

@Beekissed oys not going to be stationary. It’s going to be moved around every day or two and there is quite a bit of ventilation in one of the design I saw through the google search link Joel posted. My current one was poorly designed and built I’ll admit but we were naive when it came to chickens. Three years later we’ve learned our lesson about BIG hen houses.

 

[Beekissed]

@Beekissed oys not going to be stationary. It’s going to be moved around every day or two and there is quite a bit of ventilation in one of the design I saw through the google search link Joel posted. My current one was poorly designed and built I’ll admit but we were naive when it came to chickens. Three years later we’ve learned our lesson about BIG hen houses.

The run is ventilated...but that coop? Not a bit. We like to call those death boxes.

 

[treerooted]

Good luck with the build @ChickenMomma91 ! I hope you come up with something that works well for your space. I'm thinking about a new coop too...only the opposite I want to go bigger lol!