I posted this thread yesterday regarding henhouse questions. I don't think I was very clear in describing my coop set up so I am posting some pics. Some of my questions were answered but I still have a few questions after the pics. I would like to hear your critique. Be gentle
we chose this location but first had to remove the brick mess the previous owners left for us
construction begins
we buried two layers of chicken wire
leveling the blocks was the hardest part
worked until dark saturday
the brace pieces in the shape of an "A" for my daughter's name...
had fun with the door
SPECS:
The chicken wire is buried under 2" of hard packed clay. I am getting two cubic yards of sand to put on top of the hard packed clay. I'll throw in some mulch and gravel as well.
Outside dimensions of the coop are 6' wide x 12' long x 6' high with a 22" wide door.
The henhouse will be elevated inside the coop. You can see the plywood in one of the last pics. That plywood is going to be the floor of the henhouse. The henhouse will be 6' wide x 5' long or deep x 3' tall. Obviously I'm not finished yet but the henhouse will have
plywood sides with large vents cut near the top and windows on 3 sides. A large 6' wide by 3' tall door will open to the back of the henhouse and accessible from outside the coop. Another door will open to the front of the henhouse accessible only from inside the coop. I'll add two roosts and two nest boxes inside the henhouse and two roosts outside in the coop (or run whatever you choose to call it). The entire outside of the coop will be fenced with 1" vinyl coated 16 gauge welded wire fencing from academy fence. I know some of you tout the half inch mesh but I don't want that. Whatever snakes get by the cat will fall victim to snake shot.
Finally the coop will be covered with galvanized metal roofing, equipped with a gutter leading to the woods because I know a muddy run is a bad run.
So far, I (and the help of my dear wifey) have about 3 solid days work in it and about $400 materials with about $150 more of materials needed.
I'm planning on fitting about 7 standard size hens. That's about 30 square feet in the henhouse, 72 square feet in the coop (or run) and about two acres of yard to range around in when we are home to let them out.
Alright, let's hear it.....
we chose this location but first had to remove the brick mess the previous owners left for us
construction begins
we buried two layers of chicken wire
leveling the blocks was the hardest part
worked until dark saturday
the brace pieces in the shape of an "A" for my daughter's name...
had fun with the door
SPECS:
The chicken wire is buried under 2" of hard packed clay. I am getting two cubic yards of sand to put on top of the hard packed clay. I'll throw in some mulch and gravel as well.
Outside dimensions of the coop are 6' wide x 12' long x 6' high with a 22" wide door.
The henhouse will be elevated inside the coop. You can see the plywood in one of the last pics. That plywood is going to be the floor of the henhouse. The henhouse will be 6' wide x 5' long or deep x 3' tall. Obviously I'm not finished yet but the henhouse will have
plywood sides with large vents cut near the top and windows on 3 sides. A large 6' wide by 3' tall door will open to the back of the henhouse and accessible from outside the coop. Another door will open to the front of the henhouse accessible only from inside the coop. I'll add two roosts and two nest boxes inside the henhouse and two roosts outside in the coop (or run whatever you choose to call it). The entire outside of the coop will be fenced with 1" vinyl coated 16 gauge welded wire fencing from academy fence. I know some of you tout the half inch mesh but I don't want that. Whatever snakes get by the cat will fall victim to snake shot.
Finally the coop will be covered with galvanized metal roofing, equipped with a gutter leading to the woods because I know a muddy run is a bad run.
So far, I (and the help of my dear wifey) have about 3 solid days work in it and about $400 materials with about $150 more of materials needed.
I'm planning on fitting about 7 standard size hens. That's about 30 square feet in the henhouse, 72 square feet in the coop (or run) and about two acres of yard to range around in when we are home to let them out.
Alright, let's hear it.....
