I am creating 2 new chicken coops that will be movable. I am trying to design these coops so that I can move them with the forks on our front end loader. Regular whimppy coops don't work here because of our 30 - 40 mile an hour winds that we get at night and early morning.
My coops will be 4' X 8'. They will be insulated with good variable ventilation and have sun tubes made out of 2 liter pop bottles. The back (south) wall has green house panels for passive heat on sunny days. The high desert here has more sunny days that almost any other part of the country. The back wall will be a two layer door system so that I can close the solar wall at night and on cloudy days.
The chickens should have plenty of roosting space at 6" per bird. They will be able to keep each other warm at night and then free range during the day. The coop has 2 levels with easy cleaning lanoleum floors. I am planning on 8 nesting boxes. I will be installing an outlet to provide supplemental heat when needed.
As I work on this project I will post pictures!
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