This was my coop and since Lofty Dream Poultry moved, a new one had to be built. It is still in construction and the cages are being added. Here are some of the old coops pictures. . .
Sorry I havn't found any images of the chicken pen. The chicken cages were L shaped and double stacked with a waste tray.
My Goal
My goal was to have a larger chicken coop and to have a loft for my pigeons. Originally I had a 6x11 foot area for my birds that I had completely outgrow, that later became my brooder room for a period of time. My parents were also tired of having baby chicks in the basement for months, waiting for them to be fully feathered and it has to be warm enough for them to be outside, due to the dust they caused.
With this coop I wanted it to have at least 1 square foot for a bantam chicken and 3-4 sq. feet per standard sized bird. A counter, multiple pens for my chickens and pigeons and a window for my kit (my flying pigeons group) and for the light.
The Coop
The old coop had plywood walls and two 5 by 6 footwindows multiple doors. The shell of the barn was in place quickly. The coop and loft combined was 15 by 30 feet. The loft would have three separate fight pens with perches in each. Each would average four feet wide and six to eight feet long. That would allow the pigeons plenty of space and room to exercise their wings. The chicken side would have 10 double-decker cages, each of varying sizes. They would each be four feet deep and the upper level would be used to hold my show birds as they got ready for fair. I could also use them for my pigeons if necessary.
Large breeding compartments were made for my pigeons that measured 24 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 to 18 inches tall.
They were stacked 4 high and 4 long; though the bottom compartments were for food and water. I also made box perches for them.
Total Cost
The total cost is around $4000, $2000 for the barn addition, $600 for the hayloft and $1400 for the coop-loft.
What I Would Improve
In this coop their wasn’t very much light and also with
my double stacked cages in a L shape one cage was unusable as you couldn’t
completely clean it out. I also could only have runs for the bottom
pens.
My goal was to have a larger chicken coop and to have a loft for my pigeons. Originally I had a 6x11 foot area for my birds that I had completely outgrow, that later became my brooder room for a period of time. My parents were also tired of having baby chicks in the basement for months, waiting for them to be fully feathered and it has to be warm enough for them to be outside, due to the dust they caused.
With this coop I wanted it to have at least 1 square foot for a bantam chicken and 3-4 sq. feet per standard sized bird. A counter, multiple pens for my chickens and pigeons and a window for my kit (my flying pigeons group) and for the light.
The Coop
The old coop had plywood walls and two 5 by 6 footwindows multiple doors. The shell of the barn was in place quickly. The coop and loft combined was 15 by 30 feet. The loft would have three separate fight pens with perches in each. Each would average four feet wide and six to eight feet long. That would allow the pigeons plenty of space and room to exercise their wings. The chicken side would have 10 double-decker cages, each of varying sizes. They would each be four feet deep and the upper level would be used to hold my show birds as they got ready for fair. I could also use them for my pigeons if necessary.
Large breeding compartments were made for my pigeons that measured 24 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 to 18 inches tall.
They were stacked 4 high and 4 long; though the bottom compartments were for food and water. I also made box perches for them.
Total Cost
The total cost is around $4000, $2000 for the barn addition, $600 for the hayloft and $1400 for the coop-loft.
What I Would Improve
In this coop their wasn’t very much light and also with
my double stacked cages in a L shape one cage was unusable as you couldn’t
completely clean it out. I also could only have runs for the bottom
pens.