The chicken coop should be strongly built so that night predators can not enter.One can build a chicken coop with boards from the trunk of palm trees, wooden poles and thatch material. A chicken coop of five meters is sufficient for 50 adult chickens.

The chicken coop should have a large room with perches. It should also have a small room with laying boxes and nests for setting eggs.

It is a good practice to fill the boxes and nests with chopped cornhusks. Change the litter often keeping the coop clean and dry. Nests for the natural incubation can be built-in under the laying boxes.
Mothers with small chicks sleep in the small room during the first few weeks.

Materials Needed
4 – 2” x 2” x 8’ (top/bottom rails) A
2 – 2” x 2” x 6’ (end rails) B
7 – 2” x 2” x 6’ (side rails) C
8 – 2” x 2” x 4’ (roost bars /braces) D
Chicken wire (1” mesh) 6 x 20’ roll
Exterior plywood 4 x 8’ x ½”
Nest boxes, closed end, corner braces
Corrugated materials:
2 – 6’ x 4,5 sheets need to cover roof
Water for up to 15 birds, Feeders

This coop is the newest addition in our ever expanding line of livestock shelters. The attractive little building comes complete with nesting boxes to house your chicken population. Egg collection has been simplified with the addition of four sliding egg doors.
This coop was constructed without a floor to allow the chickens to access the natural ground. In the colder months, lining the bottom of the coop with hay will keep your fowl friends comfortable.
All of our wood sheds, storage sheds, garden sheds, cottages and utility enclosures are built of the finest Vermont lumber and handcrafted for long life and durability. New England weather can really put a wood garden shed or cottage to the test, and Jamaica Cottage Shop’s products have proven to stand the test of time.

Specifications:

Square Footage: 64 sq ft 64 sq ft interior
Overall Dimensions: 8’10” W x 8’10” L x 10’ 6” H
Foundation Recommendation: 3”-4” Crushed
Gravel
Floor: 4×6 Pressure Treated Sill Plate No Floor System
Walls: 4×4 Post and Beam wall frame 48” Wall Height
Doors: Single 2-8 JCS-built Door
12×12” Chicken Door with Ramp
Siding: Chicken Wire w/ 1” Rough Cut Pine board
siding in gables
1” Rough Sawn Pine Trim includes Fascia &
Shadow, Corner boards, Door & Window trim
Roof: 2×6 Rafters 24” on center
1×4 Strapping 20” on center on rear
12/12 Gable Roof Pitch
2×6 Rough Hemlock exposed collar ties
Green Corrugated Metal Roofing
Two Translucent Fiberglass Roofing panels
Nesting Boxes: Six 12×12 Nesting boxes
Four sliding rear egg access doors