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Quote: LOL! I figured I may as well make it livable, in case the wife kicks me out and I have to move in. At least I can have fried chicken every day for almost 3 weeks

That's a very nice setup you have there, Wayne! I love those Rhode Island Reds! The ones I had in the past layed the biggest, nicest, brown eggs! (Extra large to Jumbo size) Good luck with your chickens!

Thanks for the kind and encouraging replys, everyone! I am pretty proud of how it turned out, despite some mistakes I made while building it, and the fact that the biggest thing I've ever built before was a doghouse I spent a lot of time reading about framing, roofing, building window and...

Very nice! Good Job!

Hello all! On August the 5th I received 20 day-old chicks in the mail. Then I started on their new hen house. It's 95 percent complete. I will build them an outside pen in the near future - after my bones and muscles get back to normal.... One thing I forgot to add to the website that also...

Like everyone has said - Wow! Nice! Good Job! I'm Amazed! Grateful for you daughter's service, Great admiration for you, Mom! You both are proof of what belief, inspiration, perserverence and hard work can accomplish! Kudos to you both!!!

I put Pine Shavings on the wire after I remove the papers. The small pieces will fall through to the board (don't want them eating those, anyway), and I will rake the shavings around so that the heavier, soiled part (the poop) will fall through, too. I will occasionally add fresh shavings to...

My baby chicks are supposed to be here next Wednesday, so I thought I better drop the excavating ground for my soon-be-started Hen House, and dig out the brooder and clean it up. This will be the 3rd batch of chicks I've raised in it. It's 3' x 8" and will accomadate at least 25 chicks. I made...

The windows do have a weep-hole on either side. Don't know about the "leaning toward the outside"... It's 11:30pm and they're out in a shed with no lighting - but I will check that tomorrow. I guess I haven't paid much attention to the outside of windows lately.... I just couldn't picture how a...

Thanks! Unfortunately, I don't have the "new construction" windows, but fortunately, I was able to buy 4 nice Big, Double-Pane, Vinal slider windows for $20 a piece :-) My step daughter does rehabs and construction work in New Orleans - she sent mucho detailed instructions with diagrams and...

Thank You! Very nice-looking job on your under-contruction coop! I think I have the Window Header and Framing part down. My (hopefully) final question was how to install a SILL for my windows (and what deminsion boards I should use). Thanks for replying - and for the pictures! The People on...

How do you run the wire for a gate to the run? Just run wire across it and step over it when going through the gate? (Or do you have two doors on the hen house - one where there's no wire and another from inside the house to the run?)

TJWeaver84, One thing I just thought of: Won't I need an Exterior Window Sill for rain to drain away from the window? If so, do I make the vertical rough opening an inch (or so) bigger and install the sill on the bottom 2x4 and shim it from the inside so that it slants toward the ground, and...

Sorry, one final question: Do you toe-nail the 2x4s in above and below the 6" header? Thanks again! You guys were a big help! And a special thanks for the Picture!

Hey, guys, as Percy Ross used to say, "Thanks a Million" !!!

Quote: Are the 2x4s on the SIDES Strong Enough to support the long 2 2x6s (with plywood) mounted above the window? Thanks!

Hello, I am in the design, materials-gathering, stage for my hen house. I'm planning a 12x12, 8' wall, shed-type roof for my house. I found a great price on some used Big, slider windows, but am scratching my head on the best way to frame around them. The longest one is 68 5/8" long x 35"...

I looked at siding possibilities for my house (still in design stage) and have tentively decided to use 4x8 sheets of 5/8" Yellow Pine siding from RP Lumber. It's $25. a sheet, but is still cheaper and much thicker than the siding Lowes sells. (I think theirs was $27. and was only about 3/8"...

Very nice coop and good job! Looks Great! Thanks for taking lots of pictures and explaining your contruction as you went!

Hello all - I hope your chickens are doing great and with-standing the heat and and steering clear of any potential predators! I am in the Design Phase of building a new Hen House. I've searched high and low for a used storage shed I could convert into a hen-house. Most are not made very well...