`We are finally almost finished with the "90 minute to build" Lowe's Playhouse. The project has consumed much of our time the past month.
Here's the complete Chicken Coop, with my partner finally having a few minutes to relax and enjoy the chickens. We built the Hen House (ie the Lowe's Playhouse) on an elevated deck platform to allow the chickens a shady place to rest.
Here's the front of the Hen House
And a view of the side with the window. We installed a flower box.
And finally the other side. We built the playhouse with this side turned upside down so the window became the chicken door. We invested in one of the automatic door closers and so far the girls are usually getting inside before the door closes.
We learned a lot reading this forum, and wanted to build the most predator proof home for our girls possible. We used rolls & rolls & rolls of hardware cloth. Not only did we dig and bury an apron of the hardware cloth around the pen, we also installed a double layer of wire mesh on the floor. We even hardware clothed inside the roof in case a raccoon tries to pry off the shingles.
We aren't quite finished with the inside yet (see "90 minute to build" above) but will post more photo's once we are really done (estimate about 900 hours). We need to do more landscaping. And we haven't decided whether to stain the roof or paint it.
We'll appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Congrats to those who scored them at rock bottom prices too!
