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Chicken Run Build and Shed conversion-25 + pages

  • Author EagleEyes
  • Publish date Feb 9, 2023
  • Updated Feb 24, 2023
  • Article read time 6 min read
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Overview 8' X 18' run, 6" deep Coopers ready to build with rough cut pine from a local sawmill 2 X 8s and 4 X 4s in place Doors are a work in progress After 9 skid steer buckets of sand back wall is made up of 1 X 6s Got a roof now with 1 sheet of clear Coopers thrilled with his BIG sand box Hardware cloth buried on the bottom and chicken wire on top, everything stapled Made a door for the run and got the doors on the coop made a window and door for the west side and attached hardware cloth closed for the winter but will be open soon attached OSB to the sidewalls and insulation above-metal sheds get too hot in the summer big window facing the run, can open and close a weather dictates and of course a pop door the tricky part was connection these two wierd buildings, but it worked out well, used scraps of wood and another piece of tin and a piece of vinyl flooring from HD gutters from the scrap installed ventilation and light for the north side made nesting boxes and hung the food, and waterer sits on a heated base for the winter Roost bar with poop board and PDZ added reinforced plastic for the winter pop door is on a line that I open and close from the outside cement block is for the 5 gal waterer Look what they gave me for breakfast New and improved heated waterer View full article
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  • Apr 16, 2025
Impressive! And I love the amount of actually usable space you've made for your flock. So many folks try to shoehorn way too many bodies into a literal box.
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  • Dec 26, 2024
Very nicely done! Thanks for the informative article and inclusion of pictures!
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TwoCrows
  • TwoCrows
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  • Dec 22, 2024
This is a wonderful set up, using a shed with an attached run is easy to do! Nice run too. Eggs-cellent job!
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    N F C

  • Feb 10, 2023
Nice conversion!
 
EagleEyes
  • EagleEyes

    EagleEyes

  • Feb 16, 2023
Thanks, it was a fun project
 
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Rise722
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    Rise722

  • Feb 17, 2023
It looks like a nice recycle of an old shed. Good job!
 
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Badger Farm
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    Badger Farm

  • Feb 24, 2023
Thanks for sharing this! Lots of good information and I like how you wrapped the run against snow.
 
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HappyHippyChick
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    HappyHippyChick

  • Feb 6, 2024
This isa really nice coop for you and the chickens. I am going to modify my metal shed and will take some cues from you. Is there a good way to cut the metal shed for windows? I have not been able to figure out how to do this or what tools?
 
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EagleEyes
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    EagleEyes

  • Feb 6, 2024
4 1/2" grinder is what I used---
Be careful!
 
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Overview 8' X 18' run, 6" deep Coopers ready to build with rough cut pine from a local sawmill 2 X 8s and 4 X 4s in place Doors are a work in progress After 9 skid steer buckets of sand back wall is made up of 1 X 6s Got a roof now with 1 sheet of clear Coopers thrilled with his BIG sand box Hardware cloth buried on the bottom and chicken wire on top, everything stapled Made a door for the run and got the doors on the coop made a window and door for the west side and attached hardware cloth closed for the winter but will be open soon attached OSB to the sidewalls and insulation above-metal sheds get too hot in the summer big window facing the run, can open and close a weather dictates and of course a pop door the tricky part was connection these two wierd buildings, but it worked out well, used scraps of wood and another piece of tin and a piece of vinyl flooring from HD gutters from the scrap installed ventilation and light for the north side made nesting boxes and hung the food, and waterer sits on a heated base for the winter Roost bar with poop board and PDZ added reinforced plastic for the winter pop door is on a line that I open and close from the outside cement block is for the 5 gal waterer Look what they gave me for breakfast New and improved heated waterer View full article

Article information

Author
EagleEyes
Article read time
6 min read
Views
19,805
Comments
6
Reviews
9
Last update
Feb 24, 2023
Rating
4.60 star(s) 10 ratings

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