Base framing all set up and ready for fill.
Setting the initial bracing and roof trusses. The uprights are four feet on center. This allowed easy access as the build progressed. After the structure was largely completed, the remaining uprights were added at twenty four inches on center, and doubled up for strength.
After the gravel was set and leveled, I covered with heavy landscape fabric, followed by a layer of 1/2" hardware cloth. Nothing is digging its way in to this coop! Much sand was then added on top of the hardware cloth in the run. The small gravel area is the crawl space under the storage section. I added vents in the sides to keep moisture from becoming a problem under the floor.
That's a one cubic yard bucket, and I filled it four times with washed gravel to make a good drainage base.
Base framing all set up and ready for fill.
Sighting for the new coop location. We wanted it to be convenient, but not too close. The location is about 75% shaded by the pines in the summer, but with the low branches trimmed as they are, the whole coop and run are largely bathed in sunlight in the winter.
They too quickly outgrew the tote box in the dining room, so we had to move the girls in to larger temporary quarters in the garage till the main coop was finished. I built this as a modular unit. Each side, top, and bottom are a single unit held together with a few screws, and can be torn down and stacked and stored in about 20 minutes. The large front panel (facing the house door on the right) swings down to the floor so it's easy to clean. The little door in the corner makes handling and treating the chickens more controllable.
The girls love their greens.
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Base framing all set up and ready for fill.

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