Recent content by mallory2013

Got the fence up and finished the trim! Today we worked a bit on the roost. Should be done with that tomorrow and the chickens should be ready to go out!

*UPDATE* I'm nearly done, folks!! Here A few process photos 😊 The paint color is called "muted lavender" and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! My neighbor asked if it will glow in the dark... lol 😂 The Vinyl flooring we got for cheap looks super bougie... I may have to hang a chandelier to match the vibe 😂

First Thank you all for your helpful advice!! As you can see the roof, window and door are now installed!! I added fascia boards to the front and back. Next step is painting the siding and then adding the rest of the trim. I also plan on adding linoleum to the floor to help in ease of cleaning.

Update! I forgot to get a photo once we got the purlins up, but the roof is coming along! Tomorrow we are going to get the roof panels and a vapor barrier. Unfortunately the plywood that I used for the roof got caught out in the rain so it got slightly warped, but it will work fine for a coop...

Ahhh thank you so much for the suggestion of ventilation! I was planning on putting in a gable vent, but that is a fantastic suggestion to take out the blocks and put hardware cloth there. The front is facing east and the back is facing west so it should be ok I think for weather? My other...

Thank you! Yes it is expensive! But when I priced out coops that were already made, it would have been 3-4x the price to buy instead of build one...crazy! If you are in Hawaii I bet the roof is the number one priority!! Haha :) thank you for your comment!

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I wanted to document my coop building journey and share with other people who would understand my egg-citement! 😂 I am using 10x10 shed plans that I purchased off of Etsy. I have to preface that I have limited prior building experience, (despite the fact that my...

This looks great! Nice work!

Yes i definitely will!

Wow! Thank you!

What color is this EE chick I got from the Fleet Farm chick bin?? A dilute of some kind?

Hatching is hard work 😴

Interested in 2-3 dozen Cochin bantam eggs. Let me know what you've got! :)

I'll play! But mine didn't travel too terribly far... lol. 45711 to 54703

My guess is 2,345 eggs 😁