Hubby said he doesn't have a clue until he looks at his receipts. I know it wasn't anywhere near what that Carolina coop would have cost me. He used 4x4s, and 2x4s all treated on the outside 19gauge rubber coated 1/4" hardcloth. We rented a 24" ditch digger and buried another roll of hardcloth...
We gave them 9" in the back. It they turn around to look out the windows they have 8" before the poop hits the floor. Hubby wanted to make it 4' wide and I said no I'd never be able to lean in the door to clean it. I still have to lean in as it is.
Not to shabby for a 63 yr old man who's job is to sit at his desk all day and give orders! I'll keep him around...;)
My son just bought a new home and he asked him to build a new shed for him so he said he will practice his carpenter skills on my coop.
Here is the new coop hubby and I built after I saw and loved the Carolina coop! We didn't have any plans at all just winged it from photos and he you tubed some construction info as he needed to.
I just went on Amazon to order the heating pad and I was reading the reviews to make sure it didn't turn off and look at the first one! I about busted a gut laughing!
[/thank you so very much! I walked him down tonight to visit the neighbors chickens. Their seven children all went in and played with them for him. He commented on the way back to the house that our grandkids will have a ball with them! Yeah, he's got it!B]
Hello everyone, I just finally after a year on our new Homestead talked my hubby into a small chicken coop. Actually I had to threaten a little by reminding him of his three Harley's, new RV two huge (all his) sheds and brand new Amish built 24x32' garage (all his too) on the Homestead. I...