The Grand Coop Adventure
Once upon a time, there was a lush green backyard, but it was a quiet space w/ only a fishey pond....it needs some chickens! But 1st, a coop!
So here we have our trusty handy man, Dave, aka, DH. The base is 4'x6', 18" off the ground, & insulated w/ R13.
W/ trusty sidekick Jake, aka, DS, measure twice & cut once was the motto of the day.
Here is the back wall framed up & being overlooked by the supervisor, since we have no chicks yet!
Once upon a time, there was a lush green backyard, but it was a quiet space w/ only a fishey pond....it needs some chickens! But 1st, a coop!




























Here's the coop w/ the Christmas lights!
So that is our adventure into chicken farmers. This will be our 1st winter w/ the girls, who are now almost 6 months old. Most of the girls are laying eggs, but not all as of yet. We are trying some 6mm plastic on the roof of the run & along the north & west side. We'll see if it withstands the brutal New England winters we get here. Stay tuned!
The only changes I would have made was to make it just a hair higher, so I don't whack my head on the light fixture & of course make it bigger so I can add more chickens next year!!