My Chicken Coop Project
Here are a few photos of my almost completed coop. Hopefully within the next week I will have it ready for my long awaited chickens.
This is me with the Indiana Jones hat taking a picture of the unfinished inside of the coop. This is where I will be adding nesting...
I just wanted to let folks in on what happened to me over the weekend. I had finished the run to my coop over a week ago and instead of using chicken wire I used the 2 x 4 inch 14 gauge welded wire. It turned out quite nice..........or so I thought. Anyhow, my 8 moth old shepherd/mutt cross...
I was outside in the backyard grilling one time and a hawk swooped in and caught one of my Seabright bantam hens right in front of me. Poor thing never saw it coming. I took off after the hawk with the chicken in the claw. Luckily that hawk was having trouble getting off the ground and I was...
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Hey Glenn, I know what you mean. I have even been having dreams about coops and chickens and all kinds of crazy barnyard stuff. I think I'm losing it.
I wouldn't have a problem using that type of material if I had plenty of it. It might be a litlle bit hotter in the summer months but if it has adequate ventilation it would probably work well. When I was a kid my Dad put up a 3 sided covered roost with nesting boxes in it. There was a large run...