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I wish I had gardening skills... This is a very inviting pathway.

Apr 5, 2012 by G-Man in Uploads

run dimensions: 8.5 feet long, 3.5 feet wide, 4 ft tall

Apr 4, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

Coop inside dimensions 3 feet long and tall, 2.5 feet deep.

Apr 4, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

Run with two human access doors and a pop door to the side yard

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

foundation of the coop. It's situated between 2 large holly bushes. It will have complete shade and will be wind protected from the new composite...

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

floor of the coop. Used old stockade fence slats. there is hardware cloth underneath. caulked between the boards and added 2 more coats of paint

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

sides done. ventilation at the top. put little side roofs on the keep rain from coming in. Also have 1/2 of the side slat on hinges to be able to...

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

Coop front door. Worked hard to get it as rat/mouse proof as I could. There are metal strips behind the door to block the gap between the door and...

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

Frame of the chicken run made out of pipe fence and cattle fence panels. Then covered with hardware cloth. I also made an "apron" of hardware cloth...

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

I like this type of latch. Much easier to use.

Jan 14, 2012 by joan1708 in Uploads

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building the coop

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Apr 3, 2012

Dec 27, 2011

waterer. didn't work well. leaked and filled with debris kicked up by chickens. :(

Feb 18, 2012

Feb 18, 2012

looking toward the coop from inside the run. Completed the transition area between the coop and run.

Jan 14, 2012

Jan 31, 2012

drop off at the back of the coop run. I'm worried it's too tight of a space. I think a chicken could get hurt/stuck down there.

Jan 23, 2012

Jan 31, 2012

1-13-12 most of transition area between coop and run done. used suntuf for the roof. I have the side roofs from the coop and run draining onto the "transition" roof that slopes down.

Jan 14, 2012

frame done. added hardware cloth to both sides and back. Also put insulation on back

Nov 18, 2011

Dec 25, 2011

Dec 25, 2011

Feb 16, 2012

Feb 16, 2012

frame of the coop run. used cycle fence poles and cattle fencing. this is on a fairly steep slope. I terraced the floor with cinder blocks. you can see a small apple tree and a plum tree.

Dec 10, 2011

Start of the coop run. I cemented the two poles in the ground.

Nov 18, 2011

The front door is done. made out of fence slats. There is hardware cloth on the back of it. I put mettal plates on the inside door jam to make sure there is no space large enough for a rat or mouse to get through (hopefully).

Nov 18, 2011

Sides and roof completed. You can see the pop door. The roof is fence slates the insulation on top of that and aluminum roofing on that. The litle side roop cover the ventilation opening on the sides.

Nov 18, 2011

coop floor. made out old stockade fence.

Nov 18, 2011

coop foundation. situated between 2 large holly bushes in the side yard about 10 feet from the house. It will have total shade, Its on the south side of the house but shaded. I'm up on a hill, so there is usually a breeze in the summer. The coop will be inside a new composite stockade fence

Nov 18, 2011

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