I took an old wood "shed" and have turned it into a chicken coop. It was about 8'X32' but by the time I put level and plumb walls up, it ended up to be 6.5'X32'. I will be staining the whole thing a redwood color and adding wood lattice on the OSB sections so it looks better. Yesterday, my nephew and I finished the chicken yard (pictures to follow). Today we plan to paint the interior semi-gloss white and stain the exterior if the weather warms up...the temperature has dropped considerably all of a sudden. It is 33° right now.
I still have to build the nest boxes and roosts and install electricity and plumbing in the coop. My chicks (fast becoming chickens at 3 and 4 weeks old) will be needing a place outside soon. There 5.5'X6.5' "brooder" is getting a bit small for the spunky ones. I have 42 in all.
I hope these attachments work:
Take care,
I still have to build the nest boxes and roosts and install electricity and plumbing in the coop. My chicks (fast becoming chickens at 3 and 4 weeks old) will be needing a place outside soon. There 5.5'X6.5' "brooder" is getting a bit small for the spunky ones. I have 42 in all.
I hope these attachments work:
Take care,
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