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    Convertble Coop/Hutch

    We raised 4 Guineas this past season, with 2 rooster guineas already used in a fantastic baked cream sauce recipe. The 2 hens are still with the chicken hens. I appreciate your input....I was having a hard time getting it put together in my head. Our Chicken Shack is 8x12 with 4x8 being...
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    Convertble Coop/Hutch

    We are wanting to build a coop/hutch/run to accommodate Guineas in the spring/summer and rabbits in the fall/winter. We all ready have a chicken coop/run with 30+ chickens for egg/meat production and we are wanting to increase our meat production for freezer stocking. Has anyone ever built...
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    A convertible coop - Guineas in summer, rabbits in winter

    I would like build a coop/shed with a run of some sort to house Guineas in the spring-summer and then house rabbits in the fall winter. I am wondering if anyone has made a "convertible" coop/hutch of this sort and what I need to do so that both breeds are comfortable & healthy during their...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    8-27-12 our first egg.....we are so excited!!
  5. The window above the next box was but in "backwards" so that it can be opened and closed from the outside.

    The window above the next box was but in "backwards" so that it can be opened and closed from the outside.

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  6. There are 2 glass windows in the shack and 3 shuttered, screened windows. On the back side we put in metal air vents from Restore so there is always ventalation, even if all windows are closed. There are lots of cracks due to the pallet planks being uneven, we are filling the cracks with log home chinking.

    There are 2 glass windows in the shack and 3 shuttered, screened windows. On the back side we put in metal air vents from Restore so there is always ventalation, even if all windows are closed. There are lots of cracks due to the pallet planks being uneven, we are filling the cracks with log home chinking.

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  7. Looking into the coop from the storage area. I did not have much door experience, so after looking at many doors on BYC, I came up with this idea for a screen door. It is cut out of 1/2" pressed wood and reinforced with ripped 2x4's and covered in hardware cloth.

    Looking into the coop from the storage area. I did not have much door experience, so after looking at many doors on BYC, I came up with this idea for a screen door. It is cut out of 1/2" pressed wood and reinforced with ripped 2x4's and covered in hardware cloth.

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  8. Looking from the coop into the storage area. We tried to make it as light and with plenty of ventalation as possible. The interior wall is half inclosed and half hardware just for this purpose.

    Looking from the coop into the storage area. We tried to make it as light and with plenty of ventalation as possible. The interior wall is half inclosed and half hardware just for this purpose.

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  9. The pop door which can be opened from the outside and the nesting boxes from the inside. The dark trim board along the bottom the Shack is "alley pickup" from a cabinet maker in town. It is damaged and cut-offs from counter tops. With the lineloum floor and the countertop baseboard all caulked in, we are hoping the floor will be pretty moisture proof.

    The pop door which can be opened from the outside and the nesting boxes from the inside. The dark trim board along the bottom the Shack is "alley pickup" from a cabinet maker in town. It is damaged and cut-offs from counter tops. With the lineloum floor and the countertop baseboard all caulked in, we are hoping the floor will be pretty moisture proof.

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  10. We covered the inside walls with a laminated, white utility room planeling. Then covered all mistakes and bad saw cuts of the paneling with more of the pallet planks used as trim and painted white. The poop deck another BYC idea is filled with Sweet PDZ for easy litter scooping. When needed the bottom of the poop deck can be screened in as a brooder for new chicks.

    We covered the inside walls with a laminated, white utility room planeling. Then covered all mistakes and bad saw cuts of the paneling with more of the pallet planks used as trim and painted white. The poop deck another BYC idea is filled with Sweet PDZ for easy litter scooping. When needed the bottom of the poop deck can be screened in as a brooder for new chicks.

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  11. How it looks when opened up for light and breeze. When using the left over steel we had for the roof, we did not have all the right pieces and parts, so we just extended the steel panels over the edge and screwed them down. From an airplane you would see the roof is 2 colors of steel....that is what happens when using leftovers!

    How it looks when opened up for light and breeze. When using the left over steel we had for the roof, we did not have all the right pieces and parts, so we just extended the steel panels over the edge and screwed them down. From an airplane you would see the roof is 2 colors of steel....that is what happens when using leftovers!

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  12. The south side of the Shack with 2 shuttered windows that open from the outside and the Dutch door I made. The door is made out of some left over siding from the house.

    The south side of the Shack with 2 shuttered windows that open from the outside and the Dutch door I made. The door is made out of some left over siding from the house.

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  13. Their first night on a real roost!

    Their first night on a real roost!

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  14. It seems to meet everyone's approval.

    It seems to meet everyone's approval.

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  15. The girls just got moved into their new Shack. So much brighter and cooler than the slapped together area in the barn where they had been living.

    The girls just got moved into their new Shack. So much brighter and cooler than the slapped together area in the barn where they had been living.

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  16. The roof is steel, also left overs from the barn. The siding is planks pulled from free pallets that were gathered around town. A pop door was made which can be opened from the outside for the chicks to have access to the run (when it is finished).

    The roof is steel, also left overs from the barn. The siding is planks pulled from free pallets that were gathered around town. A pop door was made which can be opened from the outside for the chicks to have access to the run (when it is finished).

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  17. All of the shuttered windows and the Restore window are covered with this open diamond plate screening that we got from the salvage yard. This is about as predator proof as we could get.

    All of the shuttered windows and the Restore window are covered with this open diamond plate screening that we got from the salvage yard. This is about as predator proof as we could get.

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  18. The exterior nesting box plans were from the many different versions that I looked at on BYC. There are 4 nests accessible from the outside for gathering eggs.

    The exterior nesting box plans were from the many different versions that I looked at on BYC. There are 4 nests accessible from the outside for gathering eggs.

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  19. The interior wall separates the coop part from the food & storage part of the Shack. We used some weather barrier around the outside of the Shack that was left over from our barn project. The walls and ceiling are fully insulated using leftovers from a "buddy's" remodel project.

    The interior wall separates the coop part from the food & storage part of the Shack. We used some weather barrier around the outside of the Shack that was left over from our barn project. The walls and ceiling are fully insulated using leftovers from a "buddy's" remodel project.

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  20. With the walls up, we used 2x6's for the roof. It took lots of internet reading and emails to my dad to figure out anthing that needed angles. One window is left over from our barn project and the other is from Habitat's Restore.

    With the walls up, we used 2x6's for the roof. It took lots of internet reading and emails to my dad to figure out anthing that needed angles. One window is left over from our barn project and the other is from Habitat's Restore.

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