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Patrick Keating's Home Depot Conversion
My name is Patrick Keating and my chicken coop resides
in Surry, Maine. This chicken coop and pen was
my own "build as you go" design. I found an
"assemble it yourself" double wall vinyl tool
shed at Home Depot and converted it into an easy to clean,
high tech coop. Total cost of materials: $1200. I did
all of the construction myself.
The coop includes a thermostatically controlled exhaust
fan, intake/exhaust louvers, removable plexiglass windows
with screens, a light on a timer, closet pole roost and
will soon have a pre-manufactured six hole nest installed
on the rear wall. The floor of the coop is lined with
a rubber roofing membrane for easy cleaning. The pen is
made up of 2"x2" pressure treated lumber, half
the pen area is covered with a corrugated metal roof,
and the perimeter of the pen has 1"x12" kick
boards buried 6" underground. The floor of the pen
is lined with 1" heavy gauge wire and covered with
a layer of sand and topped off with wood chippings. The
entire pen is enveloped with wire to keep out fox, raccoons,
weasels etc.
Auto Cad drawings are available.
Pat.Keating@frucon.com
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coop with door open |
coop and pen - side
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coop and pen |
coop interior |
light and heat ! |
coop rear |
pen with kick boards |
pen roof |
coop |
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future lucky occupants! |
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