The Chicken Coop in the Backyard

This is the chicken coop with the red door on the left side of the rabbitry. The floor area is 6 feet wide by 10 feet long by 7 feet tall. This gives me a total floor area of 60 square feet inside the chicken coop which is good for 10 medium sized chickens. The recommended floor space per chicken of medium breed is 8-10 square feet of space inside the coop, if the chickens are to be confined for long periods of time. Since I only have 1 native hen of medium size and 5 young native pullets that are even smaller, the space inside the chicken coop is more than enough for them. The front of the chicken coop and its right side wall facing the rabbit's side is enclosed with a wire mesh. So there is a free flow of air inside the whole building from the rabbitry to the chicken coop side. Since this is the onset of the rainys season here in the Philippines, we will have to cover the front wall of the chicken coop with clear plastic material so the rain water will not go inside. There is still a free flow for air circulation inside because part of the wall on the left side of the coop is also covered with wire mesh material.