1st coop! Advice needed. questions and comments welcomed!

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Matt... I used exterior paint with sealant. I really didn't have a design. I was working with reclaimed wood, pallets and anything else I could find. Protection from predators and weather is the best piece of advice. I trapped the inside of the box and painted the outside with exterior w/sealant. Then put a fiber glass roof. Everything is still holding up. And we had a ton of rain for months. One more thing the love the sun. I had to built my coop in a shaded area, but I let them free range a few a hours a day.
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Percheron chick said:
You need a do a better job predator proofing your coop.
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Hahaha indeed indeed.


Raderby thank you for the photos and information. Planning on grabbing some hinges and locks then going ahead and buying some paint and putting everything together. Finally. I think I have made this more difficult than it needs to be up to this point. But it hasn't cost me a penny, only time.

My eventual goal is to get a Cochin or a silky for a broody, then allowing her to hatch until her or my heart is content LOL. I haven't really planned for a run yet. But I have access to plenty of old flag poles that are made out of aluminum and all I will have to buy is chickenwire or netting of some sort. I also have to get some hardware cloth for the vents on the coop itself.
 

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