Thanks for all your comments and a big thanks to BYC for selecting one of our pics for your photo of the week.
The chickens have been in there for about 14 months now and we are not seeing any issues with roosting so there are no plans to change that as of yet but I am always looking for...
Thanks Ginger,
No, I put paintable exterior caulk around the trim and like I told my wife if it ever does get wet then I will add a small awning over the collection door. So far no issues and it has been in use for 10 months now.
Thanks. We also open the run door on weekends when we are home to let the chickens free range a bit and last weekend my wife had to run a hawk off that swooped down and was trying to kill one of our hens in the yard. I am now going to cover the entire run and make sure we only let them free...
Here is our family chicken coop project to be added to the competition, we hope you like it and thanks for your time. Merry Christmas!!!
"O" Family Chicken Coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/o-family-chicken-coop
Here is a preview of the finished coop!
Pam,
Thanks! We looked at several coops on this site before we decided what we were actually going to build. Our only regret is that we put the egg collection on the side facing the house and it has a dusk to dawn light shining on it in case we needed to send the boys out to collect eggs late in...
Our latest addition to our small 31+ acre hobby farm here in the Ozarks.
The ground breaking. Our 3 sons were a big help digging the holes for the posts. The youngest was probably bringing us lemonade from the house :)
Basic frame 10'x10'. We sealed the floor to help preserve it...