I've started with eight hens (I hope). 2 RIR (Rhoda and Rhonda), 2 Barred Rock (Babs and Beatrice), 2 Easter Egger (Tulio and Aurelia), and 2 Gold Laced Wyandottes (Maresy and Dosi). They just started laying a couple of weeks ago.
Our little chicken coop is in the extreme southwest corner of the state of Washington. Just a short walk to the beach and the Pacific Ocean. It's a little rainy but folks here don't mind. After years of dreaming, and trolling on this website I decided to get to building the coop. I've read on...
I just wanted to say, I live in Ocean Park, on the Long Beach Peninsula. Good to know others here on the SW Washington coast. Just building my coop now, no birds yet.
Nice job, great pictures and how-to instructions. Your pictures and illustrations will help me greatly as I plan and build my first coop. As Knock Kneed said, thanks for taking the time and effort to share.