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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Got it! Thanks a million. We'll add more reinforcements. I think the plywood we got is either 1/2" or 5/8". I'll have to look and see since we got it free from my father in law he just dropped a bunch of sheets off.
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Thanks, Kellanv! We were just talking about doubling up on the 2x4s across the top so thanks for solidifying that decision for us. :o) As for the sides... we plan to use plywood on one short side and about 1/3 of the two long sides. The rest will be covered in hardware cloth because we live...
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Here is the progress on our 10' x 12' x 8' coop. We added some reinforcements vertically, horizontally and diagonally. It's feels nice and sturdy so I'm happy that it's turning out fine. For the roof top slats that I'll be laying the metal roof on I bought some 2x4x12s to lay across the 12'...
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Thank you both. I think I'll go with 36" for the door to be safe. :o)
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Awesome coop! Go you! I'm in Florida... so, definitely no snow. :o) Just need the rain water to run off into a gutter and rain collection barrel I'll set up later. The left side of the coop and half the front and back will be fully enclosed with plywood and the rest will just be covered with...
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Thank you all so much for your feedback. A lot of stuff to think about! We went ahead and started today and I'm shamlessly posting a picture. I'm ready for the feedback... the good, the bad and the ugly. We are complete newbies at this and I'd rather know now if I did something completely...
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    First coop--- Progress Pic- Suggestions welcome!

    Thank you all so much for your feedback. A lot of stuff to think about! We went ahead and started today and I'm shamlessly posting a picture. I'm ready for the feedback... the good, the bad and the ugly. We are complete newbies at this and I'd rather know now if I did something completely...
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    Building first coop- Progress Pic- Suggestions?

    Hi all! This is my first post in the forums after having read at least a few hundred posts and looked through all the coops. I plan to start building our first large coop this weekend and am wanting to get some suggestions. We currently have a small A frame chicken tractor we had built last...
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