Coop de' GladeVille
This is my first endeavor into chickens, and something I have been contemplating for a year or so. My construction time was about two months, but that was only because I knew the breeds I wanted would not be ready for a while. I started my project with first locating a good amount of scrap wood. Fortunately for me I had a friend who had just torn down a 20x30 deck, and that provided me all just about all the building materials I needed to frame out my coop. I had another donation of some scrap T-111 and tin for the roof. So i am proud to say I did not spend one single penny on lumber or roofing materials for my coop. Which is good, because I spent another 350.00 in hardware and associated start-up costs.
I started out with creating a 4X12 frame for the base using 2x6's.
Next I used 5/4 decking as my framing for the coop itself.
Then we fashioned the run using 5/4 decking as well.
Another pic from a different angle.
Then we moved on to the coop itself.
A little more complete.
Making progress, getting it enclosed in the donated T-111 siding.
It looks like something more and more.
Worked on the nesting boxes. This took a little planning and laying out but it all came together.
A view from the side.
Final view of nesting boxes. I did go back and get rid of the screws poking through.
Big day reached, I got my garage back and the coop was outside.
Told the neighbors I was raising roosters, they were not impressed...
Skipped taking pictures of painting, but here it is while putting on hardware cloth.
I then enclosed the top and sealed off the ventilation ports at the top with hardware cloth also.
Here are a few finished shots of the entire tractor coop.
All in all I could not be happier. I know I will continue to improve on the design and make modifications, but for now it is working great.
Thanks for checking it out.
This is my first endeavor into chickens, and something I have been contemplating for a year or so. My construction time was about two months, but that was only because I knew the breeds I wanted would not be ready for a while. I started my project with first locating a good amount of scrap wood. Fortunately for me I had a friend who had just torn down a 20x30 deck, and that provided me all just about all the building materials I needed to frame out my coop. I had another donation of some scrap T-111 and tin for the roof. So i am proud to say I did not spend one single penny on lumber or roofing materials for my coop. Which is good, because I spent another 350.00 in hardware and associated start-up costs.
I started out with creating a 4X12 frame for the base using 2x6's.
Next I used 5/4 decking as my framing for the coop itself.
Then we fashioned the run using 5/4 decking as well.
Another pic from a different angle.
Then we moved on to the coop itself.
A little more complete.
Making progress, getting it enclosed in the donated T-111 siding.
It looks like something more and more.
Worked on the nesting boxes. This took a little planning and laying out but it all came together.
A view from the side.
Final view of nesting boxes. I did go back and get rid of the screws poking through.
Big day reached, I got my garage back and the coop was outside.
Told the neighbors I was raising roosters, they were not impressed...
Skipped taking pictures of painting, but here it is while putting on hardware cloth.
I then enclosed the top and sealed off the ventilation ports at the top with hardware cloth also.
Here are a few finished shots of the entire tractor coop.
All in all I could not be happier. I know I will continue to improve on the design and make modifications, but for now it is working great.
Thanks for checking it out.