Looking for a decent size chicken coop

[NotJust22s]

My son and his girlfriend are looking to start raising chickens. He eats eggs every single day. I'm outside of Hackettstown but will travel. Let me know what you have,

Thanks and Stay Safe 

[MPSR]

You can check out the Broadacker farm in Hampton.. Phil usually has all the stuff you need to get started..

[hunterbob1]

33 minutes ago, NotJust22s said:

My son and his girlfriend are looking to start raising chickens. He eats eggs every single day. I'm outside of Hackettstown but will travel. Let me know what you have,

Thanks and Stay Safe 

Check to see if this is still available.https://www.facebook.com/groups/560852197384154/permalink/1819981678137860/?sale_post_id=1819981678137860

[NotJust22s]

Thanks but the link is NG.

[Swamp_Yankee]

Tell him to just get a good set of plans (not hard to find online) and build one.  The lumber for this is being delivered Tuesday:

[NotJust22s]

9 hours ago, Swamp_Yankee said:

Tell him to just get a good set of plans (not hard to find online) and build one.  The lumber for this is being delivered Tuesday:

How did you know where to deliver it? I never gave you my address

😁 Thanks, just figured if someone had one ready to go it would be faster. If not, he'll build one.

[Zipper]

Worked on building my coop yesterday . Great minds think alike! 

[Swamp_Yankee]

2 minutes ago, NotJust22s said:

How did you know where to deliver it? I never gave you my address

😁 Thanks, just figured if someone had one ready to go it would be faster. If not, he'll build one.

My design is based off of the Woods Fresh Air Poultry House.  The face with the top and bottom windows and the enclosed run faces south-and maximizes solar gain in wintertime.  The side windows and top windows maximize ventilation in the summertime.  A guy name Dr. Woods designed it about 100 years ago after analyzing chicken coops up and down the East Coast of the United States that withstood everything from brutal Maine winters to sweltering Florida summers.  He took what worked from each and incorporated it into his design.  His book (with diagrams) has long been in the public domain:

https://archive.org/stream/openairpoultryho00wood/openairpoultryho00wood_djvu.txt

[MRMCR]

Check craigslist  etc theres always someone giving one away or selling for cheap  thats how my daughter found ours......

[Nanuk]

Check utube great advice and ideas for simple designs that will keep you from making mistakes and you'll be able to steal ideas and build it custom for your needs. i have  a 6 x 10 x 4' high coop with a 8 x 8 run , i also free range when dogs are not running around . I had up to 12 birds and never had issues with crowding. PM if you need any suggestions  Also cheap run ideas are Hoop Coop made with cattle fencing arranged in a dome shape .

Good Luck & Happy Husbandry 

Edited May 12, 2020 by Nanuk