Door for coop?

[newbiekat]

We are buying a place that has a chicken coop ready to go, the only thing it is missing is a door. The opening is large enough for a garage door, but I don't necessarily want to put a full on garage door there. Any suggestions on what kind of door I should put there? I'd like a door with "human" access, but also some sort of pop door that can give the chickens access as well.

Will upload pics later.

ETA: oops! apparently I didn't finish my thought earlier!

 

[greybeard]

I'd like a door with

a door with what?

 

[newbiekat]

edited my original post. oops!

 

[Baymule]

I make chicken coop doors with 1x4's and hardware cloth. I suggest you paint the boards before you assemble them.

 

[Alaskan]

If the opening is that big... since Kansas can get so hot in the summer... I would make the entire opening screen, with a screen door on one side, pop door where ever.

Open the pop door into a secure run.

 

[newbiekat]

I've attached the picture. The opening on the right is the one I'm talking about. The building is split in half. Pens on the other side of the chicken coop where the half door is. The opening is large enough for a garage door. I'm thinking something solid for the winter time, but something I could open up for the summer. There will be enough air flow from the door on the left as well as another door on the other side of the building.

I've kind of thought about a garage door with a walk through door, but those are pricey!!! I also want something a little "nicer" looking not like we just threw it together... like every other project we do

Thanks for the input so far... but I'm thinking of something solid... we have an issue with pests eating through our chicken wire, so I'm trying to avoid chicken wire. I think I need something sturdier.

@Baymule is hardware cloth stronger than chicken wire?

 

[greybeard]

is hardware cloth stronger than chicken wire?

Yes. The individual wires making up the grid on hardware cloth are probably x2 (maybe 3x) as thick as chicken wire..and usually only 1/2" square, which makes it harder for small animals to get thru, tho a snake can squeeze thru a pretty small opening.
I like the kind that has more weld than what is shown in this picture, but you get the idea.
http://www.hyperionyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/seedtable.jpg

 

[Latestarter]

That doesn't look like a "standard sized" garage door, so you'd probably need a special size or custom size one. You could always lay down a concrete base across the opening and the build a stud wall with door and pop door opening and just close the whole thing in. Alternately, you could do double dutch doors

 

[Baymule]

Don't waste your time and effort on chicken wire. It only keeps chickens in, it doesn't keep much out. Predators can easily rip it. I use hardware cloth, and I place a 2' wire skirt on the ground all around the coop and run (attached to the bottom) to keep predators from digging in.

 

[Baymule]

Really nice building!