[Rubyroo]

I currently have 15 chooks and 2 ducks living in 3 large coops..soon i want to buy a large wooden garden shed and convert it to house all my girls together, and sell my coops. This will take up less space then the 3 i already have, it'll be easier to clean 1 out insted of 3, but most importantly i will be able to access every nook and cranny to give it a through scrub etc.
Does anyone use a shed they've converted for their chooks? I'd really like to see some pics of how your shed is set up/adapted to accomodate their needs i.e perches, nest boxes, also i'll need to house my ducks at floor level, away from chicken perches don't think they'd appreciate the 'gifts' raining down on them from the roosting hens!!
My girls freerange by day, so it's only sleeping/laying quarters.

Any comments, ideas or pictures will be gratefully recieved

Many thanks

Kayleigh

[jhub]

Have a look here
 http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=73179.0

[Rubyroo]

Thanks for the link to the other page...some fab pics of coops, runs enclosures etc. Tho i'm hoping someone can give me some ideas, pics, tips, specifically for a walk-in shed to convert in to a suitable coop.
Regards

[woodbwoodman]

Thats nearly what I did; however, I built a large permanent  run on to the end.   Got the chance of a 8x6 shed with good thick boards, and that was the basis of my chicken shack. I have half of the shed (with the door) as a conventional shed, which has food and bedding etc in it. I moved the other end wall into the middle of the shed, leaving a nice open ended shelter,  then build a walk-in run to join on to it. I was thinking about building coops in this open end of the shed, but my wife bought a cheap coop for the 'net which I just put in there. One thing that works really well is that we put a vinyl flooring offcut down, which curves up the sides of the shed; so cleaning out is very easy.
Let me know if this is of interest and I'll try to post a photo