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  1. A view form the inside

    A view form the inside

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  3. Heres an earlier pic when we first got through framing.

    Heres an earlier pic when we first got through framing.

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  4. So, this is the rough draft of a work in progress.The house is 8ft wide x 8ft long x 8ft tall. I'll add more pics once we've finished the trim and paint. My wife is thinking old barn style red and white! Any suggestions?

    So, this is the rough draft of a work in progress.The house is 8ft wide x 8ft long x 8ft tall. I'll add more pics once we've finished the trim and paint. My wife is thinking old barn style red and white! Any suggestions?

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  5. I added the top windows for ventilation. Where I live, we have very mild winters and extremely hot summers.

    I added the top windows for ventilation. Where I live, we have very mild winters and extremely hot summers.

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  7. Right now I just prop the lid of the laying boxes up with a stick, but I'm going to add an eye bolt, string, and hook for a pull and latch.

    Right now I just prop the lid of the laying boxes up with a stick, but I'm going to add an eye bolt, string, and hook for a pull and latch.

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  9. The outside run has an access door so I can change their water. I'm in the process of building an automatic waterer.

    The outside run has an access door so I can change their water. I'm in the process of building an automatic waterer.

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  10. I just cut a couple saplings for roosts and screwed them up to the studs across the inside, and added a walkway built from leftover material for access.

    I just cut a couple saplings for roosts and screwed them up to the studs across the inside, and added a walkway built from leftover material for access.

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  11. This hen house was very cost efficient. A family nearby was going to tear down and get rid of nice looking porch. It was about 10x8. I hauled it to the house for free. I took the 2x6 floor joists and split them for the stud walls and rafters. The 1xs from the porch served for most of the siding. The rest of the siding was gathered from a friend who'd salvaged lots of 1xs from a remodeling job of an older house. I already had all the netting, and I did some tree work for a guy who's family is in the metal building business to get the aluminum roofing. I spent about $40 on exterior wood screws, $20 on 2x4's for the door and run, and 1xs to do runners for the roof and trim (which still isn't finished), and about $12 on hinges and latches for the door and exterior egg boxes. Now all we have to do is finish the trim and slap on some paint. I estimate when finished it will have cost around $150, and a little labor; but, if you're anything like me, the labor is the funnest part, aside from letting the birds enjoy their new home!

    This hen house was very cost efficient. A family nearby was going to tear down and get rid of nice looking porch. It was about 10x8. I hauled it to the house for free. I took the 2x6 floor joists and split them for the stud walls and rafters. The 1xs from the porch served for most of the siding. The rest of the siding was gathered from a friend who'd salvaged lots of 1xs from a remodeling job of an older house. I already had all the netting, and I did some tree work for a guy who's family is in the metal building business to get the aluminum roofing. I spent about $40 on exterior wood screws, $20 on 2x4's for the door and run, and 1xs to do runners for the roof and trim (which still isn't finished), and about $12 on hinges and latches for the door and exterior egg boxes. Now all we have to do is finish the trim and slap on some paint. I estimate when finished it will have cost around $150, and a little labor; but, if you're anything like me, the labor is the funnest part, aside from letting the birds enjoy their new home!

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  12. The hen house is right beside the rooster coop, along with my little feed box there

    The hen house is right beside the rooster coop, along with my little feed box there

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  13. This is the rooster coop. The ladder goes up into the coop, which I can also close off and use as a brooder. I raised all these from a few days old in there!

    This is the rooster coop. The ladder goes up into the coop, which I can also close off and use as a brooder. I raised all these from a few days old in there!

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  14. The Hen house and Coop

    The Hen house and Coop

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