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post #1 of 94
5/27/12 at 6:46pm
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All,

 

First, I want to thank you for all of your information and posts to help people like me pull something like this off.  I very much enjoy projects such as this, but without reading these posts for the last year, I would never know the information that you all have taught me.  Please enjoy this picture story, I will update as I progress in the project.

 

Here are the posts going in.  I did 6 posts for for the coop.  It is 6X8 and the posts are set in concrete:

see below post...

 

Here is the floor:

see below post...

 

The walls being made:

see below post...

 

The walls being put up on the floor (the floor was lag bolted to the 4X4s:

see below post...

 

More to follow...


Edited by slabcrappy - 6/13/12 at 8:32am

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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post #2 of 94
5/27/12 at 6:49pm
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Why aren't these photos working!  I am using photobucket.  Is there a trick I am missing???

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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post #3 of 94
5/27/12 at 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by slabcrappy View Post

All,

 

First, I want to thank you for all of your information and posts to help people like me pull something like this off.  I very much enjoy projects such as this, but without reading these posts for the last year, I would never know the information that you all have taught me.  Please enjoy this picture story, I will update as I progress in the project.

 

Here are the posts going in.  I did 6 posts for for the coop.  It is 6X8 and the posts are set in concrete:

IMAG0311.jpg

IMAG0313.jpg

 

 

Here is the floor:

IMAG0308.jpg

 

The walls being made:

IMAG0324.jpg

 

The walls being put up on the floor (the floor was lag bolted to the 4X4s:

IMAG0328.jpg

IMAG0330.jpg

 

More to follow...

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post #4 of 94
5/28/12 at 4:16am
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OH, OK! Thank you.  I cannot see them on my end.  I will keep going then...  

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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post #5 of 94
5/28/12 at 4:28am
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Here are the 4 walls up:

Droid Pics 009.jpg

 

My brother, TonySorrento by name on BYC, has helped me all along.  His coop/barn modification sparked my interest on having a coop for my girls.  Plus the fact that my wife said that if I got any more chicks that I would have to move them out of their current living arrangement, the back of the garage!  I also forgot to tell you that I had a bunch of 2X6 left over from another project on the house.  The floor and roof joists are made of them and the walls are made of the 2X6's ripped in half...

 

This is a side view after the paneling was hung on that side.  It is 3/8 inch fiberboard that is rot/insect free for 30 years.  They sell at Home Depot for $25 a sheet.  I needed 7 of them.  It is starting to come together...

Droid Pics 014.jpg

 

Trimming the roof out...

Droid Pics 023.jpg

Droid Pics 024.jpg

 

More to follow...

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Sal


Edited by slabcrappy - 6/13/12 at 8:30am

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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post #6 of 94
5/28/12 at 5:33am
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The side shot of the front and side with the paneling on...

Droid Pics 026.jpg

 

One of the 11 reasons I am doing this.  One of the New Hampshire Reds in this pic...

Droid Pics 165.jpg

 

I take that back, here are 2 more reasons!!

Droid Pics 176.jpg

Droid Pics 028.jpg

 

Side, up close shot at the 4X4 supports.  These will also serve as hanging flower basket brackets to pretty it up..

Droid Pics 174.jpg

 

Furthur shot with the chicken door cut out...

Droid Pics 105.jpg


Edited by slabcrappy - 6/14/12 at 10:24am

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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post #7 of 94
5/28/12 at 8:59am

It would be easier to see if you post your pictures to this site.

3 young Silkies, 1 Brittany bird dog, 1 Chihuahua mix, a ferrel kitty and me!

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post #8 of 94
5/28/12 at 9:05am
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OH, OK! Thank you.  I cannot see them on my end.  I will keep going then...  


i fixed them for you.  this site apparently doesnt recognize the typical [img] formatting.  if you edit your posts and insert each photo using the "insert image" button, theyll show up.

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post #9 of 94
5/28/12 at 9:08am

Yes post them ot BYC.Too hard to keep going to anotehr website for each. You did it it seems in one post .d othe rest.

 

Just click on the icon in the line where B for bold ,size, font etc is... at the top of the  new thread  you post

.A square that looks like a colored  picture next to the one that looks like  a film  strip  .If you  hover over it  it  says" image" 

Click on it it will  then say " browse" and then add them to your post .WAitng to see the rest.!!.

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post #10 of 94
5/28/12 at 10:27am
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OK, thank you guys soo much.  I am going to do this tonight.  we are having a Memorial Day party at the house and I won't have time until later.

 

Sal

Husband, father to a daughter and son.  6 chickens, 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Golden Buffs and in the brooder: Rhode Island Red, Blue Laced Red Wyondotte and 4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks.



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