paradisepentacoop
Songster
Happy Sunday all-
I am running my brain ragged trying to figure out my build for aviary style coop I am working on. The coop and run are one and the same, with the entire area being roofed but otherwise open since my location is hot and humid (Puna, Hawaii). Some others in the area have literal two sided upside down V huts for chickens and it seems to work fine. I am working with a geodesic dome with a pentagon footprint and want to fit the nesting/roosting area into a nice looking spot. I have provided a top down diagram of the space.
Where I am stuck and really would appreciate input:
I realize I am working with much harder maths and issues with the shape I have chosen. I chose it because it was interesting and a puzzle (maybe too tough for my liking now)!
Mahalo for your time!
I am running my brain ragged trying to figure out my build for aviary style coop I am working on. The coop and run are one and the same, with the entire area being roofed but otherwise open since my location is hot and humid (Puna, Hawaii). Some others in the area have literal two sided upside down V huts for chickens and it seems to work fine. I am working with a geodesic dome with a pentagon footprint and want to fit the nesting/roosting area into a nice looking spot. I have provided a top down diagram of the space.
Where I am stuck and really would appreciate input:
- Should I have the nesting boxes centered along the yellow line and then have the roosting bars go from the top of the boxes to the sloped walls of the exterior?
- If I centered the boxes, is there a worry of separate roosting zones, or is that a boon?
- If I put the nesting boxes as the 3' triangles, would that be enough space for hens?
- We are looking to get Ameraucana sized birds, though we might go as large as Orpingtons in the future.
- Our flock will be approximately 6 chickens, including a roo.
- I have seen a rule of thumb on boxes being 1'x1'x1'. Does anyone have experience with triangular nesting boxes? Are there issues with this?
- Should the roosting bars be drastically higher than the nesting boxes, or would having them at the height of the top of the boxes be alright?
I realize I am working with much harder maths and issues with the shape I have chosen. I chose it because it was interesting and a puzzle (maybe too tough for my liking now)!
Mahalo for your time!