Ok, so after the roof blew off I moved the chicks and rabbits to the barn. I also unhooked everything. Even the water heater I had installed... Pipe busted, all 50 gallons or so leaked into the coop. Talk about luck! Lessons are being learned here...trust me.
Todays progress, both roost and poop boards completed. A front lip was added to poop boards that are hinged. Lip will fold down to help with completely cleaning the poop boards off. Poop boards were elevated as to not take up precious floor space.
At last. New roost installed over poop board. Not completely convinced they are going to work right. May be to narrow. I have a feeling lower chicks might be pooped on. We will see I guess. Ladders will also be built to lead up to the roost. Got that idea off of my wife's Pinterest.
Building poop boards, currently in the upward position. Ran out of hinges. Legs will fold in as well once done. Used a very smooth type plywood that I picked up at a Peddles Mall. $2.03 each. Not bad.
Ok, so after the roof blew off I moved the chicks and rabbits to the barn. I also unhooked everything. Even the water heater I had installed... Pipe busted, all 50 gallons or so leaked into the coop. Talk about luck! Lessons are being learned here...trust me.
New clean out I cut out underneath nesting boxes. One on each side now. PVC water line for right now goes right through the middle of it.
The bottom side of my roof that blew off. No high winds, roof had been on the building for years. **** thing blew completely off. I came out in the morning and I felt like the chickens were just looking at me, like WTH happened man! Good thing I was going to replace it anyhow.
Added a clean out underneath the nesting boxes. Cleaned interior out again. Waiting for weather to get over 50 degrees so I can apply the 5 gal of Black Jack to the floor and 1 foot up on the walls. After that mess in December with the roof blowing off I need to protect the floor as mush as I can. It literally rained and snowed inside, soaking the bedding, everything for over a month. If I wasn't the man I am I would've cried.
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Ok, so after the roof blew off I moved the chicks and rabbits to the barn. I also unhooked everything. Even the water heater I had installed... Pipe busted, all 50 gallons or so leaked into the coop. Talk about luck! Lessons are being learned here...trust me.

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