Quaker Coop My Small Flock Coop

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Here are some pics and a short description of my 4'x4' "Quaker Coop" that I constructed this summer. The coop currently houses 3 hens but could easily fit 4-5.

This coop is 4' x 4' with wheel barrow handles and wheels for moving it around the "homestead"!
In this pic you can see the "man door", nest box with locking lid and 14"x21" window.




Here is the back of the coop showing the vent and pop door.



Here is a pic of the interior showing the PVC feeder and roost with poop tray.
The tray is filled with fine sand making cleaning easy.







The nest box lid.



The girls looking for treats!



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Article doesn't give any instructions on the build. And the vent is directly in line with the roost, which would have the chickens potentially sleeping in a draft
Nice looking coop. Attaching the wheels seems to give people the biggest headache. How did you do that part?
jballone
jballone
Where the wheels attach, I laid a couple 2"x6" boards flat and bolted wheels to that.

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Dang thats nice
I like the overhangng roof and the way you set up the poop tray with sand and the color too.
Do you fill the pipe feeders and it falls down as they eat?.i need a different system..Are the bottom just end caps?
 
The sand works perfect! I use a kitchen sifter to scoop the droppings out.
As for the feeders, the tubes are filled and the food fills the attached bowl as it's eaten.
 
I noticed the inside was not painted. Trying to decide whether to bother painting on the inside or not. Some say the poop gets on walls and such. What are your (or anyone's ) thoughts?
 
I get zero poop on the walls and personally would not paint the inside. The chickens poop straight down, hence the poop tray. The only time I found a spot on the wall was when one of the hens had diarrhea and it was just one time and cleaned up with some diluted bleach water.
 

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