Rural Gardening: Partitioning a New Chicken Coop, 1 by greenhouse_gal

greenhouse_gal wrote:
We are getting an 8x12' pre-built shed as a new henhouse. We want to partition off the four feet to the right of the double doors for brooding and chicks, to keep them away from the older hens while they're still vulnerable. We'll probably put a small fenced-in run off that area for the chicks to use once they're old enough to be outside. Any ideas how to partition off that section? We would like to be able to have access to the chick area from the main part, and also to remove the partition, or at least open that area up, when the chicks no longer need a safe haven. Here's a diagram: