REALLY nice! The article tells, in fine fashion, how this chicken lady adapted and personalized a custom-built coop. There are lots of notes on safety and predator proofing, and some good tips on functional decorating and landscaping. This one's a "keeper!"
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FiddleChics
Thank you! Safety was #1 for the chicks, but making it functional & lovely is important too!
Michael Propst
As I have time over the next week I will sketch up a completed footprint and elevation sketch along with dimensions. I think I have about 60 pages of a sketch book filled up with my ideas and piece by piece sketches as I went through this project.
I am not sure if you are asking if the round ventilation holes are predator proof or the entire package. So I will cover both. The round ventilation are metal and they have been epoxied into their holes. As far as the entire build the 3 commercial windows has both standard window screen and a additional screen of hardware cloth that has been attached to a separate frame and mounted. The large end made window at the one end has hardware cloth sandwiched between the coop frame and the plywood with an additional standard screen framed and screwed in. All vents are either screwed or epoxied into place. Every access door on the coop has 2 barrel bolts and a security swivel hasp with a carabiner securing it. The door to the run has 4 points of security starting with 2 barrel bolts, a swivel security hasp with carabiner, and gate flip latch. The run is 100% enclosed with 1/2" hardware cloth (even under the eaves of the roof) that has been attached with hundreds of 7/8" crown staples. I have added a 2 layer predator barrier around the entire outside of the run, the first layer is 2' of 1/2" hardware cloth which actually runs under the run walls and folds up and staples to the inside, the second layer is 3' wide 1"x2" PVC coated welded wire fence which is stapled to the outside of the run walls. The hardware cloth overlaps 2' at the corners and the pvc wire overlaps 3' at the corners. I then secured it to the ground with close to 300 heavy duty landscape staples. I am adding a picture of the predator barrier to my story. Thanks
I am not sure if you are asking if the round ventilation holes are predator proof or the entire package. So I will cover both. The round ventilation are metal and they have been epoxied into their holes. As far as the entire build the 3 commercial windows has both standard window screen and a additional screen of hardware cloth that has been attached to a separate frame and mounted. The large end made window at the one end has hardware cloth sandwiched between the coop frame and the plywood with an additional standard screen framed and screwed in. All vents are either screwed or epoxied into place. Every access door on the coop has 2 barrel bolts and a security swivel hasp with a carabiner securing it. The door to the run has 4 points of security starting with 2 barrel bolts, a swivel security hasp with carabiner, and gate flip latch. The run is 100% enclosed with 1/2" hardware cloth (even under the eaves of the roof) that has been attached with hundreds of 7/8" crown staples. I have added a 2 layer predator barrier around the entire outside of the run, the first layer is 2' of 1/2" hardware cloth which actually runs under the run walls and folds up and staples to the inside, the second layer is 3' wide 1"x2" PVC coated welded wire fence which is stapled to the outside of the run walls. The hardware cloth overlaps 2' at the corners and the pvc wire overlaps 3' at the corners. I then secured it to the ground with close to 300 heavy duty landscape staples. I am adding a picture of the predator barrier to my story. Thanks
TropicalBabies
pineapple cutouts. I folded a piece of paper in half and drew out a half pineapple (can do hearts or whatevers) cut it out , therefore having a perfectly balanced pineapple. I then slammed my two, already cut to size 1x3's (1x4's , 6's... whatevers), together and transferred the image. Then used my jigsaw to cut out design. It was a little tricky and time consuming, and would have been easier with a scroll saw forsure. I like the charm so it was worth it.
