Coop windows are completed, trim is added, and the nest box is finished. The nest box is 3' x 1' and has a hinged roof.
The door to the run is a pre-made screen door that I bought for $20 and cut about 10" off the top to fit the run. I also added 2"x3" wire to the door. The run is fully covered with chicken wire, including a 1' wide apron under the stones. The lower half of the run also has 2"x3" fencing. The roof of the run us white corrugated plastic roofing panels.
Finally starting to build the run! As you can see the season has changed. The chickens were almost 2 months old and we were very ready to move them out of the house! The run is made from 2"x4" pressure treated lumber.
Our six chickens inside the coop for the first time.
Coop windows are completed, trim is added, and the nest box is finished. The nest box is 3' x 1' and has a hinged roof.
An early look inside the coop. The pop door is on a pulley that runs along the ceiling and is operated from the large cleanout door. The food and water currently are kept in the run, but I will probably hang them in the coop during the winter.
Another day of work and the roof is on. This is pretty much traditional roofing technique, plywood over a 2"x3" lumber frame, then a layer of tarpaper, then asphalt shingles.
End of day one of building. The coop sits of 4"x4" posts and has a linoleum floor. The framing is 2"x3" lumber.
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Coop windows are completed, trim is added, and the nest box is finished. The nest box is 3' x 1' and has a hinged roof.

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