Search results for query: *

I just realized I never posted pictures after we finished. So here you go.

Here you go! Welcome! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/669281/should-i-buy-eggs-or-wait-it-out

Thank You Scrambles! The chickens really seem to be enjoying the coop and I think we have really settled in pretty well. I did place a couple bricks inside and placed the waterer on them, rather than hanging it. It was to heavy for me to hang with one hand and I was spilling water inside the...

Hello! Thanks so much for you input. I am sure this coop will be a continuous work in progress. My husband and I have discussed the roosts before and he has a plan for using 2x4's if it looks like there is a problem. Right now they are using the roosts, but we will probably end up swapping...

Hello again, it has been awhile, but I finally got a chance to add some more pictures. The weather has changed on us, so we won't get to paint until spring. But at least the chickens have an outdoor shelter and are out of my garage. This is a picture of the completed pop door. We added a...

We had found a little time here and there to work on the coop in the last couple weeks. I have a few pictures to add. Hopefully the wind will dial down enough to get some work done today. My husband started by adding the siding the sides of the coop. It took awhile to cut around all the...

Hello thank you for your comments. The soffit under the roof is a vented soffit that was used when they built our house. It has been placed all the way around roof and is open to the inside. I was actually a little concerned about to much ventilation. The walls are also not air tight at the...

We continued working on the coop this weekend. It was a busy weekend like most, but we did make some progress on the coop. We started this weekend by cutting in the holes for the windows. Next we decided to wrap the coop in plastic to help fight drafts in the winter. We added tape...

Finally found some time in between all the other activities to get back to the chicken this weekend. We decided to do the roof next. First we added support in the front to set the roof on. Added Rafters Roof framing complete. We decided to buy fiberglass roof panels for the roof...

I didn't get many pictures taken this weekend. But I wanted to share one right now. This is the poop drawer that is located under the roost bars. We have it setup so it will pull all the way out to be emptied, then slide back in. The drawer was another "free on curb" score from craigslist...

After a lot of discussion we decided to use pallets for the base of our coop. We have access to good food grade pallets and choose to go the cheap (free) direction. I have to tell you though, I am not sure my husband will be willing to go that direction next time. Pallets are not a true...