I know our coop looks a little over the top, but we always plan ahead. Right now my plan is to ALWAYS have chickens, but if we decide later on in life to not have chickens this will make a wonderful playhouse for the grands or a nice "girl cave" for me.
We currently have 13 Buff Orpingtons that are 5 weeks old.
The finished project.
Rented a trencher to get power and water out and enable him to
put 1/2 in hardware mesh down 18 inches around the coop and run.
Our deck for the 10 x 8 coop and the 8 x 16 run.
We have walls and trusses!!!! So exciting to see it come together.
Nesting boxes with Kitty Litter boxes as removable, washable nests.
Nesting boxes and vent covered with 1/2 hardware mesh.
Leading out to the run. Wiring is for a future pop door.
Outside access to nesting boxes.
Roost and droppings board filled with PDZ
Automatic fan that kicks on when it reaches a certain temp
My chicken whisperers feeding the girls mealworms.
Here are a few pictures of the overall final project.
The view from my patio
That tree really helps keep it shaded
DH hanging with the girls
8 x 16 ft run
Vents in the overhang to help keep it cool.
We currently have 13 Buff Orpingtons that are 5 weeks old.
The finished project.
Rented a trencher to get power and water out and enable him to
put 1/2 in hardware mesh down 18 inches around the coop and run.
Our deck for the 10 x 8 coop and the 8 x 16 run.
We have walls and trusses!!!! So exciting to see it come together.
Nesting boxes with Kitty Litter boxes as removable, washable nests.
Nesting boxes and vent covered with 1/2 hardware mesh.
Leading out to the run. Wiring is for a future pop door.
Outside access to nesting boxes.
Roost and droppings board filled with PDZ
Automatic fan that kicks on when it reaches a certain temp
My chicken whisperers feeding the girls mealworms.
Here are a few pictures of the overall final project.
The view from my patio
That tree really helps keep it shaded
DH hanging with the girls
8 x 16 ft run
Vents in the overhang to help keep it cool.
