Thanks for the compliments! Honestly, I don't know if the coop even houses chickens any longer... :( We sold that house (and coop) about a year ago. Garden tools were kept in there also. We have expanded the flock in a less elaborate temporary but larger coop and run at the new house. We...
Luna was definitely a Larry. We kept him as long as we could but his crowing got too loud to keep (in town). We took him to my aunt and uncle's farm to join their 100+ chickens. Here's how he turned out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/debtfreechicken-coop
Our coop. The first chicken experience for us.
Wouldn't change much about this coop. It meets the need and we hope to move in a year or two so the next one will be bigger and better....
Starting to get more and more concerned about the future of one of our birds. No roosters allowed in town. Have a relocation option, but who really wants to do that.....
Setting the corner posts.
Starting to frame the roof for the run. The coop will be part of the existing garden shed.
The run roof all framed up.
The run framing complete. We then dug down and concreted under the baseboard.
Painted the roof framing so we could get the roof panels on...
Setting the corner posts. Plenty of headroom for me (6'-0")
Starting to frame the roof for the run. The coop will be part of the existing garden shed.
The run roof all framed up. Using Vinyl roof panels so there is bracing every 2ft.
The run framing complete. We then dug down and...