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Pallet Coop In Progress

We're working on a coop - not ready for chickens, obviously, but in process.  We've tried to use the advice we've gotten from here and there, which has been an interesting process since the one thing most of the people we've talked to agree on is that they don't agree!  Here is what we have so far - PLEASE offer suggestions and advice!  We've used pallets because we're terminally short on money (one boy in high school, and one in college and on his way to the Navy).  We're in North Carolina, and it gets hot and humid here.  The coldest we typically get is MAYBE a few nights where we get down to 20 degrees.  (A big change for me from where I grew up in Wyoming!)  We've been told by several people and hatcheries that the biggest issue is PLENTY of ventilation.  The size (approximately, since nothing is exactly square), is 4x6 or so.

 

The 15x20 dog run the coop will be in. We'll be covering the top in bird netting (we have hawks), and surrounding the base of the run with wire mesh.The base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 15x20 dog lot                                                                                                          The base

 

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Putting on the hardware cloth                                                                                      The main level

 

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Hardware cloth on top, and roost                                                                             Possibly the ugliest coop in North Carolina

 

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Both doors open, temporary ramp                                                                              Inside - we don't have nesting boxes yet

 


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And here we have the finished coop!  (Except the lathe on the ramp to give the chickens something to grip, that's coming this weekend.)  We pick up our first 4 chickens on March 31, and two more on May 5!

Comments (1)

I made a pallet coop too if you look at my profile there should be photos I built it back on 09 so it has sunk a little I would do some things differently next time like frame it somehow . I love pallet's they're free :)
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