I tried to maximize use of space, so I did two 12' long..the length of our coop, with a poop board underneath and a chicken jail under that. I'm very happy...

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Custom-built by the hubby. You can just see the hook that holds up one of the roof panels. Caesar the rooster is inspecting. Elizabeth the Coronation Sussex isn't interested (she's not laying yet. Slacker hen.) Gryphon likes to perch on the brooder edge. He roosts there at night. James, Joan, and Jett are jammed into the bottom-right nest box. They are hiding from the bigger chickens, who pick on them.