This small chicken coop has a run with a green roof and would fit into the smallest of backyards.
Small chicken coup barn door.
Feed storage room update november 2016.
With coops this small you will need to let your chicken s free range a bit or provide a spacious outdoor chicken run so they aren t always cooped up.
This coop is suitable for 7 12 chickens.
The palace chicken coop is a combined coop and run with an external nesting box.
We even included a free plan for a portable chicken coop also known as a chicken tractor.
Designing your chicken coop.
Then it s chicken moving day.
Building instructions and lots of color photos will help you turn this dream chicken coop into a reality.
It s a big area 24x36 with big sliding doors at the end for bringing in hay.
Also can be closed off from the rest of the barn if we want.
An afternoon putting chicken wire on everything shingling our roof attaching the run to the coop and the final product looks like this.
However it has to be attached to an existing door that is not heavier than 8lbs and installed at least 1 inch from the top of the coop door.
With some planning your chicken coop whether a backyard chicken coop or a small family farm chicken coop can come together effortlessly.
We decided to build the coop in what is the hay room area.
Choosing the right coop.
Expand the chicken yard set the feed room in order and level the patio area under the overhang in front of the barn door.
Height two to three feet off the ground makes your coop more predator proof too close to the ground and your chicken coop can easily be accessed by rodents.
Even though this automatic chicken coop door opener does not come with a door it is mains power enabled and comes with all the fittings for an exiting door.
Only a few things are left to finish the chicken coop project.
Lady goats has designed this free chicken coop plan based on a 2 000 one from williams sonoma.
You can build it yourself for much less.
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The roof slopes from the front to the back and there is a small access door.
They lived in the house in a brooder for the first few weeks and then it came time to start building the coop.
It has flap windows which can be propped open and ventilation holes around the top.
I ve had folks ask how well this door has stood up.