Chicken Coop With Run For Sale
Buy the best chicken coop with run for sale selected and recommended by interior designers. By Peyton Robinson.
A chicken coop with a run is a multipurpose product that gives chickens much-needed space while ensuring they’re completely safe. Chickens and other poultry and pets can run free in these coops as they enjoy the sun and air. They come with safety enclosures to keep chickens from escaping and outsiders from intruding. Explore some of the best chicken coop with run for sale available.
Chicken Coop With Run For Sale
Buying Guide
Peyton Robinson
Interior Design Expert
From fancy feeding stations to designer crate furniture, Peyton knows how to ensure comfort to your furry companion without compromising on the aesthetics of your home.
Buying a chicken coop with run seems like a no-brainer decision. That’s until you realize that the fancy-looking coop that you bought online makes it almost impossible for a person your size to gather the eggs.
Maybe the doors open in such an awkward angle that you find it extremely difficult to clean. Or in a worst case scenario, it’s so flimsy that even a slight gust sends it crashing halfway across the yard.
There’s more to a chicken coop than a cage and a play area for your chicken. Here are some important tips to consider while shopping for coops with runs.
When buying off the shelf, don’t rely on the maximum number. For example, if there are coops that are advertised with a capacity of 4-6 hens, 4 is more likely a realistic number than the latter.
A lot of times, homeowners tend to miscalculate the number of chickens they want and end up buying a small coop. A little extra space never hurts. So always buy a coop that can accommodate a few extra chicken than what your current flock size is. This way, you can always expand your flock if need be. Provided you have enough room in your lawn to accommodate the coop and aren’t restricted by city ordinances.
A fully grown bird needs at least 4 square feet of space to move freely. A bantam need at least 2. Whereas the average space needed for a full grown chicken to roost and sleep is about 11-12”.
Keep this ballpark number in mind when you shop for coops because cramming more chicken into a coop than it can house results in frequent fights and unruly behavior. Add the space needed for the run to this.
Once your flock starts laying, you will be accessing the coop almost every day to collect eggs. Make sure that there’s an integrated nesting box that can be accessed from the outside. Less disturbance to the birds while you can get the eggs without crouching inside the coop.
Having said that, you will need to go inside the coop every now and then for a scrub and wash. Look for door or a roof that opens wide and allows you easy access to the inside. Most of the parts, like the nesting box, pull out trays should be easily removable for cleaning.
The run should be protected with hardware mesh. Chicken wire is too flimsy and can easily be gnawed through. Your chickens are under perpetual threat for urban predators like coyotes, badgers, opossums, and large birds of prey. Therefore, both the coop and the run needs to be safe and secure.
Some predators will try to dig their way into the coop. You might want to consider a layer of buried wire around the coop to keep the diggers out. Another option is to buy a coop that’s raised off the floor.
Both the coop as well as the nesting boxes should have strong latches and locks. Galvanized iron is your best bet.
Ensure that the coop has at least two ventilation points because depending on the size of the flock, the ammonia levels in the coop can quickly escalate to unsafe levels.
When it comes to buying a chicken coop with run for sale, it's function over form. Never get swayed with the design no matter how fancy it looks.