Chicken Coop With Slide Out Floor

The hen house ii chicken coop fits 5 chickens includes 2 internal roosting bars and 2 nesting boxes.

Chicken coop with slide out floor.

Boxes with a hinged roof are always a plus. Put them together to make the overall design frame first. The roof slopes from the front to the back and there is a small access door. It has flap windows which can be propped open and ventilation holes around the top.

The bigger door is for humans to go in and manage the coop and the little door with the slide is for your chicks to go out. You will have a clean coop and no puddles of water in the coop. Step 3 spread the mixture across your dirt surface making sure it is 4 6 inches 10 15 cm thick everywhere. Beginners guide to backyard chickens beginners guide to raising backyard chickens.

That can work well because chickens aren t walking around on the wire. When we started out with chickens we installed an old countertop as the dropping board. Is all wire bad. In fact some coops will be designed with wire mesh under the roost as a bonus feature.

Building a chicken coop is to protect your flock. This way you can spray the hose in the coop and the dirt on the floor easily slides out to the ground below. They re sitting on a roost above the wire. Two blocks will be attached to each of the coop sides with enough vertical space between them that your dropping board can slide in and out between them.

I quickly realized that even though i cleaned it at least twice a week the chicken poop would stick to it and require regular scrubbing with vinegar in order for it to look fully clean. When buying a chicken coop look for features that make the coop easy to clean like a floor tray that slides out so you can easily remove droppings wash the floor and change the bedding material. Step 1 mix dry cement with rock free or sifted soil in a 1 3 ratio. This coop is suitable for 7 12 chickens.

This chicken coop also features multiple access doors for egg collecting an easy clean slide out tray and an asphalt roof for extra protection. The board should be placed about halfway between the floor of the coop and the roost or a little higher. The palace chicken coop is a combined coop and run with an external nesting box. Step 4 level the soil concrete.

Not giving your chickens proper ventilation. This helps keep the dropping board secure while at the same time making it easy to remove. How to install a less expensive concrete floor. You can see it here.

There are two doors for this plan.