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Haven’t made much progress on the coop in a few weeks. We did some August vacation traveling. And all this time I have had a 2nd back yard project in progress that is now the priority. I had a framing crew working on a covered deck/outdoor kitchen project on the side of my house: But I...

In 2007 be bought an RV and named it Lil'House. In 2010 I built a garden shed, and we named it Lil'Barn. so of course, our coop has to be named: Lil'Coop. ;-)

BTW, a carpenter friend once told me: "don't feel bad, the only difference between a good carpenter and a bad carpenter is that a good carpenter knows how to cover his mistakes better." ;-)

Just keep after it and it will come together nicely for you in the end. There is nothing like being able to stand back, look at something and say: "I built that!"

This weekend I was able to get all walls up and covered, the roof is shingled and the chicken door entrances built in: I have been incorporating advice from others about things that need to be added to the coop during construction. The 2nd chicken door was one of those suggestions. Thanks...

July 23, 2017 This weekend I was able to get two walls dried in by getting the OSB radiant barrier board and moisture barrier wrap installed: Here is how it looks from the inside: Hopefully next weekend I can get the other two walls and the roof gables dried in too!

July 18, 2017 Last weekend I didn’t get much done, just some minor tweaks in the framing. I cut out a “clean-out” portal: I thought it would make it easy to add or remove the bedding if I had a port big enough to shovel material in or out, regardless of what I use: sand, shavings, etc...

July 9, 2017 This weekend I got all the roof trim and drip edge up as well as window openings and end caps framed in: The coop is now ready for shingles! This overhang will have a dual purpose. It will provide cover for the front door steps: and a 4x10 overhead storage loft on the...

Sweet! Another SCUT owner in chicken land. You and I together may put Manual Labor out of work! Well, at least we know that a shovel and a wheel barrow doesn't fit out hands to well anymore. ;-)

Yep, Central Texas, in the Pflugerville/Hutto area -- NE Austin suburbs. I am planing on fixing the run so I can get my wheel barrow in to move the compost out. Here is a picture of my wheel barrow:

That is exactly why I built the gambrel trusses to overhang the walls like that. I plan on leaving the eaves open covered on the bottom edge with hardware coth, and adding a roof ridge vent when I install the shingles. I figure that will give me a convection effect to draw air in through the...

July 4, 2017 Celebrated Independence Day by getting a little more work done on the coop. Got the roof covered so if it rains I’ll be good: And started working on installing the Hardy Plank roof eave trim and the drip edge: But at about 5:00 pm I ran completely out of gas -- I am pooped...

Yea, I have been thinking about exactly what you have said here, since I started working on the project again. I am going to fence it off so they can't get under the coop. I am to old be crawling around under buildings. ;-)

Coop and Run Project, 5 Years in the Making Part 2 Next came the floor supports. I placed them on 12 inch centers because I plan on using sand as the coop floor covering and I want to make sure it can handle the weight: I put it together with 4 inch TruLock framing bolts, so hopefully it...

It all began 5 years ago in March of 2013, when I begin replacing a row of red tip photinia bushes marking the northern property line of my place. The two previous summer droughts had killed off almost all of the trees, so I decided to pull them up and build a privacy fence in their place...

I’m located in Central Texas, Austin TX suburbs. I’m a retired cop, and a TX panhandle farmer before that. Was raised on a farm with pigs and chickens. I actually joined this forum back in 2013, when I stated a chicken coop project in the backyard. But then life got in the way (before...

Well there you go, this just might have changed my thinking and made the project easier. ;-) thanks.

I stated a coop and run project back in 2013, then life got in the way and it was put on hold. But I am now ready to get back to it and finish the project in time for spring chicks in 2018. The coop will be 10x20, with half that space dedicated to chicken living quarters and the other half for...

Howdy Folks, I plan on retiring in Feb 2014, and being a country boy trapped in suburbia for the last 27 years, I decided it would be nice to have a few chickens again. So, I found BYC.com and have been reading since May. Sure glad I did, BYC has been very helpful with planning my project. I...

Just a quick howdy. Been reading on BYC.com for a week or so. I garden and have been considering chickens for a while. No chickens yet. I am in the planning stage for my coop and run. Sure glad I found this site! It has been really helpful in planning my project. There are many things I...